Lotoshinsky District

Lotoshinsky District Лотошинский район (Russian)
Location of Lotoshinsky District in Moscow Oblast (before July 2012)
Coordinates: 56°13′48″N 35°38′12″E / 56.23000°N 35.63667°E / 56.23000; 35.63667Coordinates: 56°13′48″N 35°38′12″E / 56.23000°N 35.63667°E / 56.23000; 35.63667
Street view in Lotoshino, Lotshinsky District
Coat of arms	Flag
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast
Administrative structure (as of January 2013)
Administrative center	work settlement of Lotoshino
Administrative divisions:
Work settlements	1
Rural settlements	2
Inhabited localities:
Urban-type settlements	1
Rural localities	123
Municipal structure (as of July 2010)
Municipally incorporated as	Lotoshinsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements	1
Rural settlements	2
Statistics
Area (municipal district) (July 2010)	979.57 km2 (378.21 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)	17,859 inhabitants
• Urban	31.1%
• Rural	68.9%
Density	18.23/km2 (47.2/sq mi)
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established	1929
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Lotoshinsky District (Russian: Лотоши́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with Tver Oblast in the north and west, Volokolamsky District in the southeast, Shakhovskoy District in the southwest, and with Klinsky District in the east. The area of the district is 979.57 square kilometers (378.21 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Lotoshino. Population: 17,859 (2010 Census);18,337 (2002 Census);18,290 (1989 Census). The population of Lotoshino accounts for 31.1% of the district's total population.

About 40% of the district's territory is covered by forests. Major rivers flowing through the district include the Lama and the Lob.

The district was created in 1929.

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