Volotovsky District

Volotovsky District (Russian: Волото́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Shimsky District in the north, Starorussky District in the east, Poddorsky District in the south, Dedovichsky District of Pskov Oblast in the southwest, Dnovsky District of Pskov Oblast in the west, and with Soletsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 995 square kilometers (384 sq mi), which makes it the smallest district in the oblast. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Volot. District's population: 5,493(2010 Census); 6,106 (2002 Census); 7,058(1989 Census). The population of Volot accounts for 40.7% of the district's total population.

Volotovsky District
Волотовский район
Hospital in Volot, Volotovsky District
Location of Volotovsky District in Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 57°56′N 30°42′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNovgorod Oblast
EstablishedOctober 1, 1927 (first),
November 3, 1965 (second)
Administrative centerVolot
Area
  Total995 km2 (384 sq mi)
Population
  Total5,493
  Estimate 
(2018)
4,851 (−11.7%)
  Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions3 settlement
  Inhabited localities110 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asVolotovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID49610000
Websitehttp://www.admvolot.net/
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