Tver Oblast
Тверская область | |||
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 View of Ivankovo storage reservoir | |||
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| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal subject of Russia | Tver Oblast | ||
| Federal District | Central | ||
| Economic Region | Central | ||
| Administrative Center | Tver | ||
| Established | January 29, 1935 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Legislature | ||
| • Body | Oblast Duma | ||
| • Governor | Dmitri Zelenin | ||
| Area | |||
• City |
84,100 km2 (32,500 sq mi) | ||
| • Rank | 39 | ||
Tver Oblast (Russian: Тверска́я о́бласть, Tverskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was named Kalinin Oblast (Кали́нинская о́бласть) after Mikhail Kalinin.
Tver Oblast is an area of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much of its area is occupied by the Valdai Hills, where the Volga, the Western Dvina, and the Dnieper have their source.
Tver Oblast is one of the tourist regions of Russia with modernised tourist infrastructure. There are also many historic towns: Torzhok, Toropets, Zubtsov, Kashin, Vyshny Volochyok, and Kalyazin. The oldest of these is Rzhev, primarily known for the Battles of Rzhev of the World War II. Staritsa was a seat of the last appanage principality in Russia. Ostashkov is a major tourist center.
Administrative divisions[]
The oblast includes 36 rayons (districts) and 7 urban okrugs (circles).
Urban Okrugs (Circles)
| № | Coat of Arms | Name of Urban okrug |
Area (km²) |
Population (2010). |
Population Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 
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Tver | 152,0 | 403 726 | 1 |
| II | 
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Vyshny Volochyok | 54,0 | 51 403 | 3 |
| III | 
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Kimry | 44,0 | 48 290 | 4 |
| IV | 
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Rzhev | 56,2 | 62 026 | 2 |
| V | 
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Torzhok | 58,8 | 47 702 | 5 |
| VI | 
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Osyornyi (ZATO) | 198,7 | 10 970 | 6 |
| VII | 
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Solnechny (ZATO) | 2 086 | 7 |
Andreapol
Bezhetsk
Belyi
Bologoye
Vesegonsk
Vyshny
Volochyok
Zharkovsky
ZapadnayaDvina
Zubstov
Kalinin
Kalyazin
Kashin
Kesova Gora
Kimry
Konakovo
Krasnyi
Kholm
Kuvshinovo
Lesnoye
Likhoslavl
Maksatikha
Molokovo
Nelidovo
Olenino
Peno
Rameshki
Rzhev
Sandovo
Selizharovo
Sonkovo
Spirovo
Staritsa
Torzhok
Toropets
Udomlya
Firovo
Administrative subdivisions of Tver Oblast
Rayons (Districts):
| № | Coat of Arms | Name of rayon | Area (km²) |
Area rank |
Population '000 (2006) |
Population rank |
Аdministrative center |
Population '000 (2006) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Andreapol Rayon | 3061 | 7 | 13,615 | 22 | Andreapol | 8,406 |
| 2 |
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Bezhetsk Rayon | 2810 | 10 | 36,443 | 6 | Bezhetsk | 24,517 |
| 3 |
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Belyi Rayon | 2135 | 21 | 6,449 | 33 | Belyi | 3,583 |
| 4 |
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Bologoye Rayon | 2281 | 19 | 38,815 | 4 | Bologoye | 23,499 |
| 5 |
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Vesegonsk Rayon | 2047 | 23 | 13,540 | 23 | Vesegonsk | 7,532 |
| 6 |
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Vyshny Volochyok Rayon | 3389 | 2 | 25,893 | 9 | Vyshny Volochtyok | |
| 7 |
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Zharkovsky Rayon | 1625 | 30 | 6,315 | 34 | Zharkovsky | 4,461 |
| 8 |
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Zapadnaya Dvina Rayon | 2816 | 9 | 16,249 | 17 | Zapadnaya Dvina | 8,845 |
| 9 |
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Zubtsov Rayon | 2167 | 20 | 17,370 | 16 | Zubtsov | 6,979 |
| 10 |
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Kalinin Rayon | 4245 | 1 | 52,026 | 2 | Tver | |
| 11 |
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Каlyazin Rayon | 1671 | 28 | 21,445 | 14 | Kalyazin | 13,773 |
| 12 |
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Kashin Rayon | 2010 | 24 | 26,530 | 8 | Kashin | 15,115 |
| 13 |
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Kesova Gora Rayon | 962 | 36 | 8,196 | 30 | Kesova Gora | 3,829 |
| 14 |
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Kimry Rayon | 2514 | 15 | 13,800 | 20 | Kimry | |
| 15 |
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Konakovo Rayon | 2075 | 22 | 84,609 | 1 | Konakovo | 42,1310 |
| 16 |
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Krasny Kholm Rayon | 1496 | 33 | 12,486 | 26 | Krasny Kholm | 5,908 |
| 17 |
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Kuvshinovo Rayon | 1874 | 25 | 15,611 | 19 | Kuvshinovo | 10,007 |
| 18 |
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Lesnoye Rayon | 1633 | 29 | 5,698 | 35 | Lesnoye | 2,000 |
| 19 |
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Likhoslavl Rayon | 1781 | 26 | 27,201 | 7 | Likhoslavl | 12,259 |
| 20 |
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Мaksatikha Rayon | 2766 | 11 | 17,773 | 15 | Maksatikha | 9,149 |
| 21 |
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Molokovo Rayon | 1180 | 34 | 5,402 | 34 | Molokovo | 2,234 |
| 22 |
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Nelidovo Rayon | 2632 | 14 | 37,500 | 5 | Nelidovo | 22,070 |
| 23 |
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Olenino Rayon | 2675 | 13 | 12,908 | 24 | Оlenino | 4,847 |
| 24 | Оstashkov Rayon | 3202 | 4 | 25,092 | 11 | Оstashkov | 18,803 | |
| 25 |
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Peno Rayon | 2385 | 18 | 7,502 | 31 | Peno | 4,378 |
| 26 |
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Rameshki Rayon | 2511 | 16 | 15,955 | 18 | Rameshki | 4,147 |
| 27 |
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Rzhev Rayon | 2760 | 12 | 12,796 | 25 | Rzhev | |
| 28 |
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Sandovo Rayon | 1603 | 31 | 7,370 | 32 | Sandovo | 3,654 |
| 29 |
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Selizharovo Rayon| | 3098 | 6 | 13,746 | 21 | Selizharovo | 6,929 |
| 30 |
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Sonkovo Rayon | 970 | 35 | 8,875 | 29 | Sonkovo | 4,007 |
| 31 |
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Spirovo Rayon | 1497 | 32 | 12,273 | 27 | Spirovo | 6,401 |
| 32 |
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Staritsa Rayon | 3035 | 8 | 25,223 | 10 | Staritsa | 8,610 |
| 33 |
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Тorzhok Rayon | 3128 | 5 | 23,345 | 12 | Torzhok | |
| 34 |
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Тoropets Rayon | 3373 | 3 | 21,460 | 13 | Toropets | 13,033 |
| 35 |
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Udomlya Rayon | 2476 | 17 | 40,624 | 3 | Udomlya | 31,048 |
| 36 |
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Firivo Rayon | 1747 | 27 | 10,289 | 28 | Firovo | 2,559 |
Economy[]
The Tver Oblast has a very strong economy due to its machinery industry in the automobile and aeronautics sectors.
References[]
External links[]
- (Russian) Official website of Tver Oblast
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