Selizharovsky District
| Selizharovsky District Селижаровский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Selizharovsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 56°51′N 33°27′E / 56.850°N 33.450°ECoordinates: 56°51′N 33°27′E / 56.850°N 33.450°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2013) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Selizharovo |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 10 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 370 |
| Municipal structure (as of May 2013) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Selizharovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 10 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,098 km2 (1,196 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 12,722 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 52.9% |
| • Rural | 47.1% |
| Density | 4.11/km2 (10.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Selizharovsky District (Russian: Селижа́ровский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the oblast and borders with Ostashkovsky District in the north, Kuvshinovsky District in the northeast, Staritsky District in the east, Rzhevsky District in the southeast, Oleninsky District in the south, Nelidovsky District in the southwest, Andreapolsky District in the west, and with Penovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,098 square kilometers (1,196 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Selizharovo. Population: 12,722 (2010 Census);15,125 (2002 Census);18,092 (1989 Census). The population of Selizharovo accounts for 52.9% of the district's total population.
Selizharovsky District is located at the southern outskirts of the Valdai Hills. The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Volga River. The Volga itself crosses the district, with a part of its course being Lake Volgo. Below Lake Volgo, the dam of Upper Volga Reservoir has been built. The main tributaries of the Volga within the district are the Zhukopa (right) and the Selizharovka (left). The Selizharovka is the outflow of lake Seliger. The southern part of the district belongs to the basin of the Tudovka River, a right tributary of the Volga.
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