En Name: | Lotoshinsky District |
Ru Name: | Лотошинский район |
Image View: | Lotoshino May 9 2015 02.jpg |
Coordinates: | 56.23°N 35.6367°W |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Lotoshinsky rayon (Moscow oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Moscow Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | January 2013 |
Adm Ctr Type: | work settlement |
Adm Ctr Name: | Lotoshino |
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Work settlements |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 1 |
Selsoviet Type1: | Rural settlements |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 2 |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 123 |
Counts Ref: | [1] |
Mun Data As Of: | July 2010 |
Mun Formation1: | Lotoshinsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 2 |
Area Of What: | municipal district |
Area As Of: | July 2010 |
Area Km2: | 979.57 |
Pop 2010Census: | 17859 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 31.1% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 68.9% |
Established Date: | 1929 |
Website: | http://lotoshino.org/ |
Date: | August 2011 |
Lotoshinsky District (Russian: Лотоши́нский райо́н) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with Tver Oblast in the north and west, Volokolamsky District in the southeast, Shakhovskoy District in the southwest, and with Klinsky District in the east. The area of the district is 979.57km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Lotoshino. Population: 17,859 (2010 Census); The population of Lotoshino accounts for 31.1% of the district's total population.
About 40% of the district's territory is covered by forests. Major rivers flowing through the district include the Lama and the Lob.
The district was created in 1929.