Dmitrovsky District (Russian: Дми́тровский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] 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).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Dmitrov.[1] Population: 151,448 (2010 Russian census);[3] 149,793 (2002 Census);[8] 92,080 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Dmitrov accounts for 40.5% of the district's total population.[3]
Dmitrovsky District Дмитровский район | |
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 Kikino, Dmitrovsky District | |
.png) Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Dmitrovsky District in Moscow Oblast (before July 2012) | |
| Coordinates: 56°21′N 37°32′E / 56.350°N 37.533°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Established | 12 July 1929 |
| Administrative center | Dmitrov[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,182.02 km2 (842.48 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 151,448 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 165,081 (+9%) |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 62.6% |
| • Rural | 37.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 2 Towns, 3 Work settlements, 6 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities[5] | 2 cities/towns, 3 Urban-type settlements[6], 396 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Dmitrovsky Municipal District[2] |
| • Municipal divisions[2] | 5 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 46715000 |
| Website | http://www.dmitrov-reg.ru/ |
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, the Dubna river 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]
See also
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- Московская областная Дума. Закон №11/2013-ОЗ от 31 января 2013 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области», в ред. Закона №249/2019-ОЗ от 29 ноября 2019 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области"». Вступил в силу на следующий день после официального опубликования (13 января 2013 г.). Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №24, 12 февраля 2013 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #11/2013-OZ of January 31, 2013 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Law #249/2019-OZ of November 29, 2019 On amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast". Effective as of the day following the day of the official publication (January 13, 2013).).
- Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
- Московская областная Дума. Закон №74/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Дмитровского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №54/2013-ОЗ от 6 июня 2013 г. «О внесении изменения в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Дмитровского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #74/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Dmitrovsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #54/2013-OZ of November 11, 2011 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Dmitrovsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).