Velizhsky District
District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Velizhsky District (Russian: Ве́лижский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with Vitebsk District, Vitebsk Region of Belarus in the west, Usvyatsky and Kunyinsky Districts of Pskov Oblast in the northwest, Zapadnodvinsky and Zharkovsky Districts of Tver Oblast in the northeast, Demidovsky District in the east, and with Rudnyansky District in the south. The area of the district is 1,473.19 square kilometers (568.80 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Velizh.[1] Population: 12,248 (2010 Census);[2] 14,329 (2002 Census);[6] 17,239 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Velizh accounts for 62.2% of the district's total population.[2]
Velizhsky District
Велижский район | |
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Coordinates: 55°36′N 31°12′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast[1] |
Established | 1927 |
Administrative center | Velizh[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,473.19 km2 (568.80 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,248 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 10,539 (−14%) |
• Density | 8.3/km2 (22/sq mi) |
• Urban | 62.2% |
• Rural | 37.8% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Urban settlements, 8 Rural settlements |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 157 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Velizhsky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
OKTMO ID | 66603000 |
Website | http://velizh.admin-smolensk.ru/ |