Kirishsky District
| Kirishsky District Киришский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Kirishsky District in Leningrad Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 59°27′19″N 32°02′11″E / 59.45528°N 32.03639°ECoordinates: 59°27′19″N 32°02′11″E / 59.45528°N 32.03639°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of May 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Kirishi |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| settlement municipal formation | 4 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 75 |
| Municipal structure (as of May 2010) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Kirishsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 4 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,019.3 km2 (1,165.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 11,455 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 33.8% |
| • Rural | 66.2% |
| Density | 3.79/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Kirishsky District (Russian: Ки́ришский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central southern part of the oblast and borders with Volkhovsky District in the north, Tikhvinsky District in the northeast, Lyubytinsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the southeast, Malovishersky District of Novgorod Oblast in the south, Chudovsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the southwest, Tosnensky District in the west, and Kirovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,019.3 square kilometers (1,165.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kirishi. Population (excluding the administrative center): 11,455 (2010 Census); 12,075 (2002 Census);14,521 (1989 Census).
Kirishsky District is elongated from northwest to southeast, and almost the whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Volkhov River. The Volkhov crosses the district from south to north, with its biggest tributaries within the district being the Pchyovzha River (right) and the Tigoda River (left). Minor areas in the east of the district belong to the basin of the Syas River. The forests occupy two thirds of the area of the district, with swamps occupying further 13%. By far the most common tree is spruce.
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