Starorussky District
| Starorussky District Старорусский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Starorussky District in Novgorod Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 58°16′N 34°07′E / 58.267°N 34.117°ECoordinates: 58°16′N 34°07′E / 58.267°N 34.117°E | |
 The Kamenka River in Starorussky District, a tributary of the Porusya |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of February 2013) | |
| Administrative center | town of Staraya Russa |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Settlements | 7 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 287 |
| Municipal structure (as of March 2013) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Starorussky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,111 km2 (1,201 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 15,063 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 4.84/km2 (12.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | October 1, 1927 |
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Starorussky District (Russian: Старору́сский 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 Parfinsky District in the east, Demyansky and Maryovsky Districts in the southeast, Poddorsky District in the southwest, Volotovsky District in the west, and with Shimsky District in the northwest. From the north, the district is limited by Lake Ilmen. The area of the district is 3,111 square kilometers (1,201 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Staraya Russa (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 15,063 (2010 Census); 16,214 (2002 Census);18,505 (1989 Census).
The whole area of Starorussky District lies in the basin of Lake Ilmen. The two biggest rivers are the Polist with the right tributary the Porusya, and the Lovat, with the left tributary the Redya. The Lovat and the Polist form a joint river delta with the Pola River. The western part of the delta lies within the district. The southern shore of Lake Ilmen is a part of Starorussky District as well.
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