Zapadnodvinsky District
| Zapadnodvinsky District Западнодвинский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Zapadnodvinsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 56°16′N 32°05′E / 56.267°N 32.083°ECoordinates: 56°16′N 32°05′E / 56.267°N 32.083°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Zapadnaya Dvina |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements (towns) | 1 |
| Urban settlements (urban-type settlements) | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 267 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2010) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Zapadnodvinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,816 km2 (1,087 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 16,018 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 71.0% |
| • Rural | 29.0% |
| Density | 5.69/km2 (14.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Zapadnodvinsky District (Russian: Западнодви́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Toropetsky District in the north, Andreapolsky District in the northeast, Nelidovsky District in the east, Zharkovsky District in the southeast, Velizhsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the south, and with Kunyinsky District of Pskov Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 2,816 square kilometers (1,087 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zapadnaya Dvina. Population: 16,018 (2010 Census);19,707 (2002 Census);24,585 (1989 Census). The population of Zapadnaya Dvina accounts for 58.6% of the district's total population.
The whole area in the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Daugava, known in Russia as the Western Dvina. The Westerd Dvina itself crosses the district from the northwest to the southeast, and a stretch of it makes the border to Pskov Oblast. The major tributaries of the Western Dvina within the district are the Velesa (left), the Toropa (right), and the Mezha (left). The Mezha makes the border to Zharkovsky District. 64% of the area of the district is forested.
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