Maksatikhinsky District

Maksatikhinsky District
Максатихинский район (Russian)
Location of Maksatikhinsky District in Tver Oblast
Coordinates: 57°47′48″N 35°53′04″E / 57.79667°N 35.88444°E / 57.79667; 35.88444
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTver Oblast
Established12 July 1929
Administrative centerMaksatikha
Area
 • Total
2,766 km2 (1,068 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
16,723
 • Density6.046/km2 (15.66/sq mi)
 • Urban
52.3%
 • Rural
47.7%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements, 3 Rural settlements
 • Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 292 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asMaksatikhinsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID28640000
Websitehttp://maksatiha.org/

Maksatikhinsky District (Russian: Макса́тихинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Lesnoy District in the north, Sandovsky and Molokovsky Districts in the northeast, Bezhetsky District in the east, Rameshkovsky and Likhoslavlsky Districts in the south, Spirovsky and Vyshnevolotsky Districts in the southwest, and with Udomelsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,766 square kilometers (1,068 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Maksatikha. Population: 16,723 (2010 Census); 20,644 (2002 census); 24,414 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Maksatikha accounts for 52.3% of the district's total population.