Sonkovsky District
| Sonkovsky District Сонковский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Sonkovsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°46′50″N 37°09′30″E / 57.78056°N 37.15833°ECoordinates: 57°46′50″N 37°09′30″E / 57.78056°N 37.15833°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Sonkovo |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 181 |
| Municipal structure (as of February 2005) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Sonkovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 970 km2 (370 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 8,553 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 48.7% |
| • Rural | 51.3% |
| Density | 8.82/km2 (22.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Sonkovsky District (Russian: Сонко́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast and borders with Krasnokholmsky District in the north, Nekouzsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast in the east, Kesovogorsky District in the south, and with Bezhetsky District in the west. The area of the district is 970 square kilometers (370 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Sonkovo. Population: 8,553 (2010 Census);10,523 (2002 Census);13,570 (1989 Census). The population of Sonkovo accounts for 48.7% of the district's total population.
The district lies entirely in the drainage area of the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Volga River. The rivers in its western part drain into the Ostrechina and the Osen, right tributaries of the Mologa River. The northeastern part of the district belongs to the basin of the Sit River, a tributary of the Rybinsk Reservoir. The Sit itself has its source in the district, northwest of Sonkovo. The rivers in the southeastern part of the district drain into the Korozhechna, another tributary of the Rybinsk Reservoir. The Korozhechna crosses the southern part of the district from west to east.
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