Zharkovsky District
Zharkovsky District (Russian: Жарко́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Nelidovsky District in the north, Belsky District in the east, Dukhovshchinsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the southeast, Demidovsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the south, Velizhsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the southwest, and with Zapadnodvinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,625 square kilometers (627 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Zharkovsky. Population: 6,132 (2010 Census); 7,631 (2002 Census); 10,763 (1989 Census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 65.5% of the district's total population.
Zharkovsky District
Жарковский район | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Zharkovsky District in Tver Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°50′38″N 32°15′46″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Established | 1973 |
| Administrative center | Zharkovsky |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,625 km2 (627 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,132 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 4,684 (−23.6%) |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 65.5% |
| • Rural | 34.5% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban settlements, 3 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 Urban-type settlements, 104 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Zharkovsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 28614000 |
| Website | http://www.zharkiadm.ru/ |