Torzhoksky District
| Torzhoksky District Торжокский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Torzhoksky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°02′N 34°58′E / 57.033°N 34.967°ECoordinates: 57°02′N 34°58′E / 57.033°N 34.967°E | |
 The Rachaynya River in the village of Bulatnikovo |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Torzhok |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| rural settlement | 22 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 459 |
| Municipal structure (as of June 2006) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Torzhoksky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 22 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,128 km2 (1,208 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 22,534 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Torzhoksky District (Russian: Торжо́кский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Spirovsky District in the north, Likhoslavlsky District in the northeast, Kalininsky District in the east, Staritsky District in the south, Kuvshinovsky District in the west, and with Vyshnevolotsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,128 square kilometers (1,208 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Torzhok (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 22,534 (2010 Census);23,856 (2002 Census);27,376 (1989 Census).
The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Volga River. A major left tributary of the Volga, the Tvertsa, crosses the district from north to south. Its biggest tributary within the district is the Osuga River (right). The rivers in the northern and the central parts of the district drain to the Tvertsa. The southern part belongs to the drainage basin of the Tma River, also a left tributary of the Volga. The Tma itself crosses the southern part of the district.
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