Dmitrovsky District, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Dmitrovsky District.

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 Census);^[3] 149,793 (2002 Census);^[7] 92,080 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Dmitrov accounts for 40.5% of the district's total population.^[3]

Dmitrovsky District Дмитровский район
District
Kikino, Dmitrovsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Dmitrovsky District in Moscow Oblast (before July 2012)
Coordinates: 56°21′N 37°32′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Established	12 July 1929
Administrative center	Dmitrov[1]
Area [2]
• Total	2,182.02 km2 (842.48 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	151,448
• 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[4]	2 cities/towns, 3 urban-type settlements[5], 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 [6])
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.^[9]

See also

• Perimilovsky Heights