Dukhovshchinsky District

Dukhovshchinsky District (Russian: Духовщи́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast and borders with Belsky District of Tver Oblast in the north, Kholm-Zhirkovsky District in the northeast, Yartsevsky District in the east, Kardymovsky District in the south, Smolensky District in the southwest, Demidovsky District in the west, and with Zharkovsky District of Tver Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,610.78 square kilometers (1,008.03 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Dukhovshchina. Population: 16,658 (2010 Census); 19,182(2002 Census); 23,720(1989 Census). The population of Dukhovshchina accounts for 42.4% of the district's total population.

Dukhovshchinsky District
Духовщинский район
Dukhovshchina, Dukhovshchinsky District
Location of Dukhovshchinsky District in Smolensk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°12′N 32°25′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerDukhovshchina
Area
  Total2,610.78 km2 (1,008.03 sq mi)
Population
  Total16,658
  Estimate 
(2018)
15,103 (−9.3%)
  Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
  Urban
61.9%
  Rural
38.1%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements (towns), 1 Urban settlements (urban-type settlements), 6 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 229 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asDukhovshchinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID66616000
Websitehttp://duhov.admin-smolensk.ru/
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