Nelidovsky District
| Nelidovsky District Нелидовский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Nelidovsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 56°13′N 32°47′E / 56.217°N 32.783°ECoordinates: 56°13′N 32°47′E / 56.217°N 32.783°E | |
 Staroselsky Mokh swamp, Central Forest Nature Reserve |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Nelidovo |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 169 |
| Municipal structure (as of February 2005) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Nelidovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,632 km2 (1,016 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 30,731 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 74.5% |
| • Rural | 25.5% |
| Density | 11.68/km2 (30.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Nelidovsky District (Russian: Нели́довский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Andreapolsky District in the north, Selizharovsky District in the northeast, Oleninsky District in the east, Belsky District in the south, Zharkovsky District in the southwest, and with Zapadnodvinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,632 square kilometers (1,016 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nelidovo. Population: 30,731 (2010 Census);9,144 (2002 Census);11,829 (1989 Census). The population of Nelidovo accounts for 74.5% of the district's total population.
Almost the whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Western Dvina. Its major left tributary, the Mezha, has its source in the district and crosses the district from north to south. Other tributaries of the Wester Dvina which flow through the district include the Belesa and the Turosna. The northern part of the district belongs to the drainage basins of the Zhukopa and the Tudovka, right tributaries of the Volga. Thus, the district is crossed by the divide between the basins of the Atlantic and of the Caspian Sea.
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