Zapadnodvinsky District

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.

Zapadnodvinsky District
Западнодвинский район
Location of Zapadnodvinsky District in Tver Oblast
Coordinates: 56°16′N 32°05′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTver Oblast
Established1927
Administrative centerZapadnaya Dvina
Area
  Total2,816 km2 (1,087 sq mi)
Population
  Total16,018
  Estimate 
(2018)
13,490 (−15.8%)
  Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
  Urban
71.0%
  Rural
29.0%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements (towns), 1 Urban settlements (urban-type settlements), 5 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 267 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asZapadnodvinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID28616000
Websitehttp://www.zapdvina.ru/
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