Zapadnodvinsky District
Zapadnodvinsky District
Западнодвинский район (Russian) | |
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Location of Zapadnodvinsky District in Tver Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 56°16′N 32°05′E / 56.267°N 32.083°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Established | 1927 |
| Administrative center | Zapadnaya Dvina |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,816 km2 (1,087 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,018 |
| • Density | 5.688/km2 (14.73/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 71.0% |
| • Rural | 29.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban settlements (towns), 1 Urban settlements (urban-type settlements), 5 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements, 267 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Zapadnodvinsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 2 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 28616000 |
| Website | http://www.zapdvina.ru/ |
Zapadnodvinsky District (Russian: Западнодви́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Toropetsky District in the north, Andreapolsky District in the northeast, Nelidovsky District in the east, Zharkovsky District in the southeast, Velizhsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the south, and with Kunyinsky District of Pskov Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 2,816 square kilometers (1,087 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zapadnaya Dvina. Population: 16,018 (2010 Census); 19,707 (2002 census); 24,585 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Zapadnaya Dvina accounts for 58.6% of the district's total population.