Soletsky District
| Soletsky District Солецкий район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Soletsky District in Novgorod Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 58°07′N 30°19′E / 58.117°N 30.317°ECoordinates: 58°07′N 30°19′E / 58.117°N 30.317°E | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of April 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Soltsy |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns of district significance | 1 |
| Settlements | 3 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 172 |
| Municipal structure (as of September 2011) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Soletsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 3 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,400 km2 (540 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 15,714 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 64.2% |
| • Rural | 35.8% |
| Density | 11.22/km2 (29.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | October 1, 1927 |
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Soletsky District (Russian: Солецкий район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Shimsky District in the north, Volotovsky District in the east, Dnovsky District of Pskov Oblast in the south, Porkhovsky District of Pskov Oblast in the southwest, and with Strugo-Krasnensky District of Pskov Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 1,400 square kilometers (540 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Soltsy. Population: 15,714 (2010 Census); 18,626 (2002 Census);20,011 (1989 Census). The population of Soltsy accounts for 64.2% of the district's total population.
Soletsky District lies in the basin of the Shelon River, one of the principal tributaries of Lake Ilmen. Major tributaries of the Shelon inside the district are the Mshaga and the Sitnya (both left), the Lemenka, and the Koloshka (both right). The area of the district is almost flat, with some hills. Forests occupy 7,910 square kilometers (3,050 sq mi), with 94% of the forests being temperate deciduous.
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