Rzhevsky District
| Rzhevsky District Ржевский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Rzhevsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 56°15′56″N 34°19′39″E / 56.26556°N 34.32750°ECoordinates: 56°15′56″N 34°19′39″E / 56.26556°N 34.32750°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2013) | |
| Administrative center | town of Rzhev |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 389 |
| Municipal structure (as of March 2013) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Rzhevsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,760 km2 (1,070 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 12,480 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 4.52/km2 (11.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Rzhevsky District (Russian: Рже́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Staritsky District in the north, Zubtsovsky District in the east, Sychyovsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the south, Oleninsky District in the west, and with Selizharovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,760 square kilometers (1,070 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Rzhev (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 12,480 (2010 Census);14,674 (2002 Census);17,664 (1989 Census).
The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Volga River. The volga itself crosses the district from north to south. The main tributaries of the Volga within the district are the Itomlya River (left), the Tudovka River (right), and the Sishka River (right). The southeastern part of the district belongs to the basin of the Osuga River, a right tributary of the Vazuza, also in the basin of the Volga. The Osuga itself crosses the southern part of the district. Most of the area of the district is forested.
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