Rameshkovsky District
| Rameshkovsky District Рамешковский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Rameshkovsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°20′41″N 36°02′37″E / 57.34472°N 36.04361°ECoordinates: 57°20′41″N 36°02′37″E / 57.34472°N 36.04361°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Rameshki |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 10 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 305 |
| Municipal structure (as of June 2006) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Rameshkovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 10 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,511 km2 (970 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 14,988 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 28.8% |
| • Rural | 71.2% |
| Density | 5.97/km2 (15.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Rameshkovsky District (Russian: Ра́мешковский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the eastern central part of the oblast and borders with Maksatikhinsky District in the north, Bezhetsky District in the northwest, Kashinsky District in the east, Kimrsky District in the southeast, Kalininsky District in the south, and with Likhoslavlsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,511 square kilometers (970 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Rameshki. Population: 14,988 (2010 Census);15,600 (2002 Census);18,029 (1989 Census). The population of Rameshki accounts for 28.8% of the district's total population.
Almost all of the area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Medveditsa River, a left tributary of the Volga River. The Medveditsa crosses the district from west to east. The major tributares of the Medveditsa inside the district are the Kushalka River and the Ivitsa River. Minor areas in the north of the district belong to the drainage basin of the Mologa River, another major left tributary of the Volga. Rivers in some areas in the south of the district drain into the Soz River, yet another left tributary of the Volga. In theis area, known as Orshinsky Mokh, there are also many lakes and swamps, and peat production is active.
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