Molokovsky District
| Molokovsky District Молоковский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Molokovsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 58°10′N 36°46′E / 58.167°N 36.767°ECoordinates: 58°10′N 36°46′E / 58.167°N 36.767°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Molokovo |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 183 |
| Municipal structure (as of July 2006) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Molokovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,182.6 km2 (456.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 5,235 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 44.5% |
| • Rural | 55.5% |
| Density | 4.43/km2 (11.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Molokovsky District (Russian: Молоко́вский 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 Sandovsky District in the north, Vesyegonsky District in the northeast, Krasnokholmsky District in the east, Bezhetsky District in the south, and with Maksatikhinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,182.6 square kilometers (456.6 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Molokovo. Population: 5,235 (2010 Census);7,015 (2002 Census);8,931 (1989 Census). The population of Molokovo accounts for 44.5% 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 Volga. The major rivers within the district are the Melecha and the Mogocha, which cross it from northeast to southwest. Outside the district, they join to form the Osen, a major right tributary of the Mologa. Minor areas in the northwest of the district belong to the drainage basin of the Ratynya, another right tributary of the Mologa. Much of the area of the district is covered by forests.
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