Krasnokholmsky District

Krasnokholmsky District (Russian: Краснохо́лмский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Vesyegonsky District in the north, Breytovsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast in the northeast, Nekouzsky District, also of Yaroslavl Oblast, in the southeast, Sonkovsky District in the south, Bezhetsky District in the southwest, and with Molokovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,495 square kilometers (577 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Krasny Kholm. Population: 11,835 (2010 Census); 14,736(2002 Census); 18,813(1989 Census). The population of Krasny Kholm accounts for 47.4% of the district's total population.

Krasnokholmsky District
Краснохолмский район
Train station in Krasny Kholm
Location of Krasnokholmsky District in Tver Oblast
Coordinates: 58°03′58″N 37°07′16″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTver Oblast
Established12 July 1929
Administrative centerKrasny Kholm
Area
  Total1,495 km2 (577 sq mi)
Population
  Total11,835
  Estimate 
(2018)
10,172 (−14.1%)
  Density7.9/km2 (21/sq mi)
  Urban
47.4%
  Rural
52.6%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements, 3 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 206 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKrasnokholmsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID28632000
Websitehttp://krholm.ru/
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