Bezhetsky District
| Bezhetsky District Бежецкий район (Russian) |
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 Location of Bezhetsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°47′N 36°42′E / 57.783°N 36.700°ECoordinates: 57°47′N 36°42′E / 57.783°N 36.700°E | |
 Bezhetsk, Bezhetsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Bezhetsk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 13 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 400 |
| Municipal structure (as of July 2009) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Bezhetsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 13 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,810 km2 (1,080 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 36,701 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 66.8% |
| • Rural | 33.2% |
| Density | 13.06/km2 (33.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Bezhetsky District (Russian: Бе́жецкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast and borders with Molokovsky District in the north, Krasnokholmsky District in the northwest, Sonkovsky and Kesovogorsky Districts in the east, Kashinsky District in the southeast, Rameshkovsky District in the south, and with Maksatikhinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,810 square kilometers (1,080 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Bezhetsk. Population: 36,701 (2010 Census);14,277 (2002 Census);18,786 (1989 Census). The population of Bezhetsk accounts for 66.8% of the district's total population.
The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Volga River, and much of the area belongs to the basin of the Mologa. The Mologa flows through the district, entering it from the west and turning north. The town of Bezhetsk, the district center, is located on the banks of the Mologa. The proncipal tributary of the Mologa within the district, the Osen (right), is rather short, but its drainage basin covers the whole eastern part of the district. The Tifina, a tributary of the Volchina, a major left tributary of the Mologa, has its source in the southwestern corner of the district. Minor areas in the southeast of the district belong to the basin of the Kashinka River, a tributary of the Volga. The rivers in the southern part of the district drain into the Drezna River, a left tributary of the Medveditsa River.
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