Maksatikhinsky District
| Maksatikhinsky District Максатихинский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Maksatikhinsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°47′48″N 35°53′04″E / 57.79667°N 35.88444°ECoordinates: 57°47′48″N 35°53′04″E / 57.79667°N 35.88444°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2014) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Maksatikha |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 3 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 292 |
| Municipal structure (as of October 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Maksatikhinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 3 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,766 km2 (1,068 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 16,723 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 52.3% |
| • Rural | 47.7% |
| Density | 6.05/km2 (15.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Maksatikhinsky District (Russian: Макса́тихинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Lesnoy District in the north, Sandovsky and Molokovsky Districts in the northeast, Bezhetsky District in the east, Rameshkovsky and Likhoslavlsky Districts in the south, Spirovsky and Vyshnevolotsky Districts in the southwest, and with Udomelsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,766 square kilometers (1,068 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Maksatikha. Population: 16,723 (2010 Census);20,644 (2002 Census);24,414 (1989 Census). The population of Maksatikha accounts for 52.3% of the district's total population.
The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Mologa River, a major tributary of the Rybinsk Reservoir. The source of the Mologa is in the southeastern part of the district. The river flows east, exits the district, and re-enters it again in the central and northern part. In particular, the settlement of Maksatikha is located on the banks of the Mologa. The major tributary of the Mologa within the district is the Volchina River (left).
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