Sandovsky District

Sandovsky District
Сандовский район
Location of Sandovsky District in Tver Oblast
Coordinates: 58°27′N 36°24′E / 58.450°N 36.400°E / 58.450; 36.400
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTver Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerSandovo
Area
  Total
1,608 km2 (621 sq mi)
Population
  Total
6,811
  Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Urban
51.5%
  Rural
48.5%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements, 4 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 215 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSandovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID28649000
Websitehttp://www.sandovoregion.ru/

Sandovsky District (Russian: Са́ндовский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Ustyuzhensky District of Vologda Oblast in the north, Vesyegonsky District in the northeast, Molokovsky District in the southeast, Maksatikhinsky District in the south, Lesnoy District in the west, and with Pestovsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,608 square kilometers (621 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Sandovo. Population: 6,811 (2010 Census); 9,385(2002 Census); 12,495(1989 Soviet census). The population of Sandovo accounts for 51.5% of the district's total population.