Slantsevsky District
| Slantsevsky District Сланцевский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Slantsevsky District in Leningrad Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 59°07′N 28°05′E / 59.117°N 28.083°ECoordinates: 59°07′N 28°05′E / 59.117°N 28.083°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of May 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Slantsy |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| settlement municipal formation | 6 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 155 |
| Municipal structure (as of May 2010) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Slantsevsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,191.1 km2 (846.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 10,038 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 4.58/km2 (11.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Slantsevsky District (Russian: Сла́нцевский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Ida-Viru County of Estonia in the west, Kingiseppsky District in the north, Volosovsky District in the northeast, Luzhsky District in the east, Plyussky District of Pskov Oblast in the south, and Gdovsky District, also of Pskov Oblast, in the southwest. The area of the district is 2,191.1 square kilometers (846.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Slantsy. Population (excluding the administrative center): 10,038 (2010 Census); 10,480 (2002 Census);10,974 (1989 Census).
The area of the district is flat. Its western and southern parts belong to the drainage basin of the Narva River. The Narva flows at the border between Russia and Estonia, and in the northwestern part of the district is dammed and forms the Narva Reservoir. The largest tributary of the Narva within the district is the Plyussa. The eastern part of the district belongs to the basin of the Luga River, with the largest tributary of the Luga within the district being the Dolgaya River. The Luga itself forms the northeastern border of the district.
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