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Kholmsky District, Novgorod Oblast

Kholmsky District
Холмский район (Russian)
Location of Kholmsky District (Novgorod Oblast).svg
Location of Kholmsky District in Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 57°09′N 31°11′E / 57.150°N 31.183°E / 57.150; 31.183Coordinates: 57°09′N 31°11′E / 57.150°N 31.183°E / 57.150; 31.183
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The Lovat River in Kholm, Kholmsky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Novgorod Oblast
Administrative structure (as of February 2013)
Administrative center town of Kholm
Administrative divisions:
Towns of district significance 1
Settlements 3
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 135
Municipal structure (as of March 2013)
Municipally incorporated as Kholmsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 3
Statistics
Area (municipal district) 2,178.69 km2 (841.20 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 6,177 inhabitants
• Urban 62.0%
• Rural 38.0%
Density 2.84/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established August 1, 1927
Official website
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Kholmsky District (Russian: Хо́лмский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Poddorsky District in the north, Maryovsky District in the east, Andreapolsky District of Tver Oblast in the southeast, Toropetsky District of Tver Oblast in the south, Loknyansky District of Pskov Oblast in the southwest, and with Bezhanitsky District of Pskov Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,178.69 square kilometers (841.20 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kholm. Population: 6,177 (2010 Census); 7,712 (2002 Census);9,174 (1989 Census). The population of Kholm accounts for 62.0% of the district's total population.

The whole of the district lies in the basin of the Lovat River. The Lovat crosses the district from south to north. The main tributary of the Lovat within the district is the Kunya (right). The town of Kholm is located at the confluence of the Lovat and the Kunya. The western part of the district is occupied by the Polist-Lovat Swamp System located at the border between the basins of the Lovat and the Polist Rivers. In the middle of the swamp, in the northwestern corner of the district, there is Lake Rdeyskoye, the biggest lake in the district and the source of the Redya River, a major left tributary of the Lovat. The Polist-Lovat Swamp System is protected as the Rdeysky Nature Reserve, which is shared between Kholmsky and Poddorsky Districts. 72% of the district's territory is covered by forests.


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