Staritsky District
| Staritsky District Старицкий район (Russian) |
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 Location of Staritsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 56°31′N 34°56′E / 56.517°N 34.933°ECoordinates: 56°31′N 34°56′E / 56.517°N 34.933°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Staritsa |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 8 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 416 |
| Municipal structure (as of July 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Staritsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 8 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,005 km2 (1,160 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 24,056 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 35.8% |
| • Rural | 64.2% |
| Density | 8.01/km2 (20.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Staritsky District (Russian: Ста́рицкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and southern parts of the oblast and borders with Kuvshinovsky District in the north, Torzhoksky District in the northeast, Kalininsky District in the east, Lotoshinsky District of Moscow Oblast in the southeast, Zubtsovsky District in the south, Rzhevsky District in the southwest, and with Selizharovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,005 square kilometers (1,160 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Staritsa. Population: 24,056 (2010 Census);25,765 (2002 Census);28,764 (1989 Census). The population of Staritsa accounts for 35.8% of the district's total population.
The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Volga River. The Volga itself crosses the district from southwest to northeast, and the town of Staritsa is located on its banks. Rivers in the southeast of the district drain into the Shosha, a major right tributary of the Volga. A short stretch of the Shosha crosses the southwestern corner of the district. More than 50% of the area of the district is forested.
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