Kochkovsky District () is an administrative and municipalLaw #200-OZ district (

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), one of the

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. It is located in the south of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Kochki. Population: 14,863 ( 2010 Census); The population of Kochki accounts for 27.3% of the district's total population.

Notable residents

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(1921–1988), painter and art teacher,

Geography

River Karasuk is located in the district.

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* {{Use mdy dates, date=August 2012 Districts of Novosibirsk Oblast