Torzhoksky District
Torzhoksky District
Торжокский район | |
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The Rachaynya River in the village of Bulatnikovo | |
Location of Torzhoksky District in Tver Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 57°02′N 34°58′E / 57.033°N 34.967°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Established | 12 July 1929 |
| Administrative center | Torzhok |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,128 km2 (1,208 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 22,534 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 22 rural settlement |
| • Inhabited localities | 459 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Torzhoksky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 22 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 28654000 |
| Website | http://torzhokadm.ru/ |
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Torzhoksky District (Russian: Торжо́кский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Spirovsky District in the north, Likhoslavlsky District in the northeast, Kalininsky District in the east, Staritsky District in the south, Kuvshinovsky District in the west, and with Vyshnevolotsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,128 square kilometers (1,208 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Torzhok (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 22,534 (2010 Census); 23,856 (2002 Census); 27,376 (1989 Soviet census).