Soletsky District

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
Солецкий район
Location of Soletsky District in Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 58°07′N 30°19′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNovgorod Oblast
EstablishedOctober 1, 1927
Administrative centerSoltsy
Area
  Total1,400 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
  Total15,714
  Estimate 
(2018)
13,623 (−13.3%)
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
  Urban
64.2%
  Rural
35.8%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 3 Settlements
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 172 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSoletsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Websitehttp://adminsoltcy.ru/
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