Dmitrovsky District, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Dmitrovsky District.
Dmitrovsky District
Дмитровский район (Russian)

Location of Dmitrovsky District in Moscow Oblast (before July 2012)
Coordinates: 56°21′N 37°32′E / 56.350°N 37.533°E / 56.350; 37.533Coordinates: 56°21′N 37°32′E / 56.350°N 37.533°E / 56.350; 37.533
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of May 2013)
Administrative center town of Dmitrov[1]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Towns 2
Work settlements 3
Rural settlements 6
Inhabited localities:[2]
Cities/towns 2
Urban-type settlements[3] 3
Rural localities 396
Municipal structure (as of June 2013)
Municipally incorporated as Dmitrovsky Municipal District[4]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 5
Rural settlements 6
Statistics
Area (municipal district) (June 2013) 2,182.02 km2 (842.48 sq mi)[4]
Population (2010 Census) 151,448 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 62.6%
• Rural 37.4%
Density 69.41/km2 (179.8/sq mi)[6]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[7]
Official website
Dmitrovsky District on WikiCommons

Dmitrovsky District (Russian: Дми́тровский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast and borders with Tver Oblast in the northwest, Klinsky District in the west, Solnechnogorsky District in the southwest, Taldomsky District in the north, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in the east, Pushkinsky District in the southeast, and with Mytishchinsky District in the south. The area of the district is 2,182.02 square kilometers (842.48 sq mi).[4] Its administrative center is the town of Dmitrov.[1] Population: 151,448 (2010 Census);[5] 149,793 (2002 Census);[8] 92,080 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Dmitrov accounts for 40.5% of the district's total population.[5]

Geography

The district stretches for 70 kilometers (43 mi) from north to south and for approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) from east to west. The district is hilly in the south, while the northern portion is mostly flat. The highest point is 273 meters (896 ft) above sea level and the lowest point is 113 meters (371 ft).

The major river flowing through the district include the Sestra, the Volgusha, and the Yakot. Moscow Canal which connects the Moskva River with the Volga River runs through the district.

History

2013 psychiatric hospital fire

On the morning of April 26, 2013, a fire swept through Psychiatric Hospital #14 in the settlement of Ramensky, killing thirty-eight people.[10]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Law #11/2013-OZ
  2. 1 2 Resolution #123-PG
  3. ↑ The count of urban-type settlements includes the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #74/2005-OZ
  5. 1 2 3 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  7. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ Elder, Miriam (April 26, 2013). "Moscow hospital fire turns spotlight on Russia's terrible safety record". The Guardian (London). Retrieved April 26, 2013.

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