Lotoshinsky District Explained

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.

Geography

About 40% of the district's territory is covered by forests. Major rivers flowing through the district include the Lama and the Lob.

History

The district was created in 1929.

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #123-PG
  2. Law #11/2013-OZ
  3. Law #59/2005-OZ