Volkhovsky District
| Volkhovsky District Волховский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Volkhovsky District in Leningrad Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 59°55′N 32°21′E / 59.917°N 32.350°ECoordinates: 59°55′N 32°21′E / 59.917°N 32.350°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of May 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Volkhov |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| settlement municipal formation | 12 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 3 |
| Rural localities | 277 |
| Municipal structure (as of May 2010) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Volkhovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 3 |
| Rural settlements | 12 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (municipal district) | 5,124.4 km2 (1,978.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 48,000 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 47.0% |
| • Rural | 53.0% |
| Density | 9.37/km2 (24.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Volkhovsky District (Russian: Во́лховский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central eastern part of the oblast and borders with Lodeynopolsky District in the northeast, Tikhvinsky District in the southeast, Kirishsky District in the south, and with Kirovsky District in the west. In the north, it is washed by Lake Ladoga. The area of the district is 5,124.4 square kilometers (1,978.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Volkhov. Population (excluding the administrative center): 48,000 (2010 Census); 50,799 (2002 Census);58,939 (1989 Census).
The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of Lake Ladoga. The main river in the western part of the district is the Volkhov, and the center of the district belongs to the river basin of the Syas. Both the Volkhov and the Syas are major tributaries of Lake Ladoga. The Volkhov is dammed by the Volkhov Hydroelectric Station, which became the first large-scale hydroelectric plant built in the Soviet Union. The northern part of the district belongs to the basin of the Pasha, a left tributary of the Svir. The lower course of the Svir forms the border between Lodeynopolsky and Volkhovsky District.
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