Vyshnevolotsky District
| Vyshnevolotsky District Вышневолоцкий район (Russian) |
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 Location of Vyshnevolotsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°35′N 34°34′E / 57.583°N 34.567°ECoordinates: 57°35′N 34°34′E / 57.583°N 34.567°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Vyshny Volochyok |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| rural settlement | 14 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 345 |
| Municipal structure (as of November 2010) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Vyshnevolotsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 14 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,400 km2 (1,300 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 25,421 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 19.7% |
| • Rural | 80.3% |
| Density | 7.48/km2 (19.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Vyshnevolotsky District (Russian: Вышневоло́цкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast and borders with Udomelsky District in the north, Maksatikhinsky District in the northeast, Spirovsky District in the east, Torzhoksky District in the south, Kuvshinovsky District in the southwest, Firovsky District in the west, and with Bologovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,400 square kilometers (1,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Vyshny Volochyok (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 25,421 (2010 Census);28,918 (2002 Census);34,579 (1989 Census).
The district is located in the southern end of the Valdai Hills, on the divide separating the drainage basins of the Baltic and Caspian Seas. The rivers in the northern part of the district drain into the Msta River, a major tributary of Lake Ilmen in the basin of the Neva River and the Baltic. The Msta itself originates in the district and has its source in Lake Mstino. The principal tributaries of the Msta within the district are the Shlina, the Lonnitsa, and the Tsna. The Tsna and the Lonnitsa are technically inflows of the Vyshny Volochyok Reservoir, which has two outlows, one into Lake Mstino and the Msta, and another one into the Tvertsa River. The Tvertsa, a left tributary of the Volga River, is also the biggest river in the central part of the district. Some areas in the southwestern part of the district belong to the drainage basin of the Poved River, a right tributary of the Tvertsa. The rivers in the east of the district drain into the Volchina River, a left tributary of the Mologa, also in the Volga basin.
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