Firovsky District
| Firovsky District Фировский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Firovsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°29′00″N 33°42′09″E / 57.48333°N 33.70250°ECoordinates: 57°29′00″N 33°42′09″E / 57.48333°N 33.70250°E | |
_-_panoramio.jpg) Dam on the Shlina River, Firovsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Firovo |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 3 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 2 |
| Rural localities | 106 |
| Municipal structure (as of June 2006) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Firovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 3 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,836 km2 (709 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 9,396 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 50.1% |
| • Rural | 49.9% |
| Density | 5.12/km2 (13.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Firovsky District (Russian: Фи́ровский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast and borders with the urban-type settlement of Ozyorny in the north, Bologovsky District in the northeast, Vyshnevolotsky District in the east, Kuvshinovsky District in the south, Ostashkovsky District in the southwest, Demyansky District of Novgorod Oblast in the west, and with Valdaysky District, also of Novgorod Oblast, in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,836 square kilometers (709 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Firovo. Population: 9,396 (2010 Census);11,919 (2002 Census);14,282 (1989 Census). The population of Firovo accounts for 25.9% of the district's total population.
Almost the whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Msta River and thus to the Baltic Sea. The rivers in the northern part of the district drain into the Shlina River and its major tributary, the Granichnaya River. The Shlina originates in Lake Shlino, located on the border between Tver and Novgorod Oblasts, and crosses the northern part of the district. The main river in the southern part of the district is the Tsna, which crosses the area of the district as well. Both the Shlina and the Tsna are left tributaries of the Msta, technically of the Vyshny Volochyok Reservoir. Some areas in the east of the district belong to the Lonnitsa River, a right tributary of the Shlina. Minor areas in the southeast of the district belong to the drainage basin of the Tvertsa River, a tributary of the Volga River.
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