Usvyatsky District Усвятский район (Russian) |
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Location of Usvyatsky District in Pskov Oblast |
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Coordinates: 55°44′55″N 30°45′20″E / 55.74861°N 30.75556°ECoordinates: 55°44′55″N 30°45′20″E / 55.74861°N 30.75556°E | |
Near Usvyaty, Usvyatsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
Administrative structure (as of April 2011) | |
Administrative center | work settlement of Usvyaty |
Inhabited localities: | |
Urban-type settlements | 1 |
Rural localities | 107 |
Municipal structure (as of April 2011) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Usvyatsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 3 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,100 km2 (420 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 5,598 inhabitants |
• Urban | 52.9% |
• Rural | 47.1% |
Density | 5.09/km2 (13.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Usvyatsky District (Russian: Усвя́тский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Velikoluksky District in the north, Kunyinsky District in the east, Velizhsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the southeast, Vitebsk and Haradok Districts of Belarus in the southwest, and Nevelsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,100 square kilometers (420 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Usvyaty. Population: 5,598 (2010 Census); 6,360 (2002 Census);7,905 (1989 Census). The population of Usvyaty accounts for 52.9% of the district's total population.
The area of the district is divided between the drainage basins of the Lovat River (which belongs to the Neva River basin) and the Western Dvina River. The Lovat crosses the western part of the district from south to north, flowing from Belarus to Velikoluksky District. The biggest tributary of the Lovat in the limits of the district is the Kunya River (right),which flows to the east and crosses into Kunyinsky District. The central and the southeastern parts of the district belong to the basin of the Usvyacha River, a left tributary of the Western Dvina. The Usvyacha flows to the south, crossing into Belarus. The biggest lakes in the district are Lake Uzmen and Lake Usvyatskoye, both in the basin of the Usvyacha. The settlement of Usvyaty is located between these two lakes.