Malovishersky District Маловишерский район (Russian) |
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Location of Malovishersky District in Novgorod Oblast |
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Coordinates: 58°51′N 32°13′E / 58.850°N 32.217°ECoordinates: 58°51′N 32°13′E / 58.850°N 32.217°E | |
Msta River bridge, Malovishersky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Novgorod Oblast |
Administrative structure (as of April 2012) | |
Administrative center | town of Malaya Vishera |
Administrative divisions: | |
Towns of district significance | 1 |
Settlements | 3 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Cities/towns | 1 |
Rural localities | 131 |
Municipal structure (as of December 2009) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Malovishersky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 2 |
Rural settlements | 2 |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,280.98 km2 (1,266.79 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 17,785 inhabitants |
• Urban | 70.1% |
• Rural | 29.9% |
Density | 5.42/km2 (14.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Established | October 1, 1927 |
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Malovishersky District (Russian: Малови́шерский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast and borders with Kirishsky District of Leningrad Oblast in the north, Lyubytinsky District in the east, Okulovsky District in the southeast, Krestetsky District in the south, Novgorodsky District in the west, and with Chudovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,280.98 square kilometers (1,266.79 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Malaya Vishera. Population: 17,785 (2010 Census); 21,713 (2002 Census);25,167 (1989 Census). The population of Malaya Vishera accounts for 70.1% of the district's total population.
The district is located in the Valdai Hills and belongs to the basin of the Volkhov River. The rivers in the north of the district drain into the Oskuya River, a right tributary of the Volkhov. The Msta River, a major tributary of Lake Ilmen, crosses the southern part of the district. The rivers in the center and in the south of the district drain into the Msta. The western part of the district lies in the basin of the Vishera River, also a left tributary of the Volkhov. The Bolshaya Vishera River and the Malaya Vishera River form together the Vishera at the western border of the district.