Dukhovshchinsky District

Dukhovshchinsky District (Russian: Духовщи́нский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] 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).^[1] Its administrative center is the town of Dukhovshchina.^[1] Population: 16,658 (2010 Census);^[2] 19,182 (2002 Census);^[6] 23,720 (1989 Soviet census).^[7] The population of Dukhovshchina accounts for 42.4% of the district's total population.^[2]

Dukhovshchinsky District Духовщинский район
District
Dukhovshchina, Dukhovshchinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Dukhovshchinsky District in Smolensk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°12′N 32°25′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Smolensk Oblast[1]
Established	1929
Administrative center	Dukhovshchina[1]
Area [1]
• Total	2,610.78 km2 (1,008.03 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	16,658
• Density	6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Urban	61.9%
• Rural	38.1%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Urban settlements (towns), 1 Urban settlements (urban-type settlements), 6 Rural settlements
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[3], 229 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Dukhovshchinsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	2 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	66616000
Website	http://duhov.admin-smolensk.ru/

Geography

The area of the district is split between the drainage basins of the Dnieper (south and center) and the Western Dvina rivers (north). The main rivers in district are the Arzhat in the basin of the Western Dvina, the Gobza, a right tributary of the Kasplya, also in the basin of the Western Dvina, the Khmost a tributary of the Dnieper, and the Tsarevich and the Votrya, both tributaries of the Vop, another right tributary of the Dnieper.

Economy

Transportation

A paved road which connects M1 in Kamenka with M9 in Nelidovo crosses the district from south to north, passing Dukhovshchina. It also provides connection to Bely. Dukhovshchina is also connected by roads with Demidov and with Yartsevo. There are also local roads, with bus traffic originating from Dukhovshchina.

The closest railway stations are in Smolensk and in Yartsevo.

References

Notes

1. Resolution #261
2. 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.
3. The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
4. Law #105-z
5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
6. 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).
7. 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

Sources

• Администрация Смоленской области. Постановление №261 от 30 апреля 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Смоленской области», в ред. Постановления №464 от 27 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Смоленской области». Опубликован: База данных "Консультант-плюс". (Administration of Smolensk Oblast. Resolution #261 of April 30, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Territorial Units of Smolensk Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #464 of June 27, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Territorial Units of Smolensk Oblast. ).
• Смоленская областная Дума. Закон №105-з от 20 декабря 2004 г. «О наделении статусом муниципального района муниципального образования "Духовщинский район" Смоленской области, об установлении границ муниципальных образований, территории которых входят в его состав, и наделении их соответствующим статусом», в ред. Закона №105-з от 23 ноября 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "О наделении статусом муниципального района муниципального образования "Духовщинский район" Смоленской области, об установлении границ муниципальных образований, территории которых входят в его состав, и наделении их соответствующим статусом"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вестник Смоленской областной Думы и Администрации Смоленской области", №13, часть II, стр. 6, 22 декабря 2004 г. (Smolensk Oblast Duma. Law #105-z of December 20, 2004 On Granting the Status of the Municipal District to the Municipal Formation of "Dukhovshchinsky District" of Smolensk Oblast, on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations the Territories of Which It Comprises, and on Granting Them Appropriate Status, as amended by the Law #105-z of November 23, 2011 On Amending the Oblast Law "On Granting the Status of the Municipal District to the Municipal Formation of "Dukhovshchinsky District" of Smolensk Oblast, on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations the Territories of Which It Comprises, and on Granting Them Appropriate Status". Effective as of the official publication date.).