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Konakovsky District

Konakovsky District
Конаковский район (Russian)
Tver-oblast-Konakovo.png
Location of Konakovsky District in Tver Oblast
Coordinates: 56°42′N 36°47′E / 56.700°N 36.783°E / 56.700; 36.783Coordinates: 56°42′N 36°47′E / 56.700°N 36.783°E / 56.700; 36.783
Zavidovskaya fine cloth factory in Kozlovo.jpg
A clothing factory in the urban-type settlement of Kozlovo in Konakovsky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Tver Oblast
Administrative structure (as of 2012)
Administrative center town of Konakovo
Administrative divisions:
Urban settlements (towns) 1
Urban settlements (urban-type settlements) 5
Rural settlements 10
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements 5
Rural localities 181
Municipal structure (as of March 2013)
Municipally incorporated as Konakovsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 6
Rural settlements 10
Statistics
Area 2,114 km2 (816 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 87,125 inhabitants
• Urban 77.7%
• Rural 22.3%
Density 41.21/km2 (106.7/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Konakovsky District (Russian: Конако́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Kimrsky District in the northeast, the town of Dubna, Moscow Oblast, in the east, Dmitrovsky District of Moscow Oblast in the southeast, Klinsky District of Moscow Oblast in the south, Lotoshinsky District of Moscow Oblast in the southwest, and with Kalininsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,114 square kilometers (816 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Konakovo. Population: 87,125 (2010 Census);49,692 (2002 Census);55,101 (1989 Census). The population of Konakovo accounts for 47.4% of the district's total population.

Konakovsky District is located at two banks of the Volga River which in the limits of the district is built as the Ivankovo Reservoir. It is elongated from the southwest to northeast, along the Volga, and the total area of the district belongs to its drainage basin. The main tributaries of the Volga within the district are the Soz River (left) and the Shosha River (right). The lower course of the Shosha makes a significant part of the Ivankovo Reservoir. The main tributary of the Shosha within the district is the Lama River (right).


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