Kashinsky District

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Kashinsky District (English) Кашинский район (Russian)
Location of Kashinksy District in Tver Oblast
Administrative center	town of Kashin
Established	n/a
Area
Area - Rank	1,973 km² n/a
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population - Rank - Density - Urban - Rural	12,701 inhabitants n/a 6.4 inhab. / km² none 100%
Administrative structure (as of 2007)
Cities/towns	—
Urban-type settlements	—
Selsoviets	11
Rural localities	n/a
Municipal structure (as of 2007)
Urban settlements	—
Rural settlements	11
Other information
Official website n/a

Kashinsky District (Russian: Кашинский райо́н) is one of 36 districts (raions) of Tver Oblast, Russia. The district's administrative center is the town of Kashin. District's population: 12,701 (2002 Census); 15,805 (1989 Census).

[edit] Geography

The district's area is 1,973 square kilometers.^{[citation needed]} The district comprises eleven selsoviets (as of 2007) and 395 settlements^{[citation needed]}. It borders Kesovogorsky, Kalyazinsky, and Bezhetsky Districts of Tver Oblast, and Yaroslavl Oblast.

The main natural resources in the district are mineral water and peat.

[edit] Transportation

The district is located some 200 kilometers from Tver. Buses connect the district with Tver and Moscow, as well as provide local transportation. There is also a railroad that connects Kashin with Sonkovo is available.

[edit] Economy

The district specializes in agriculture. Other developed industries include logging, liquor and vodka production, mineral water bottling, and production of electrical equipment.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Kashinsky district is administratively divided into eleven selsoviets.

1. Barykovsky (Барыковский)

   Administrative center: village of Barykovo

2. Bulatovsky (Булатовский)

   Administrative center: village of Bulatovo

3. Davydovsky (Давы́довский)

   Administrative center: village of Davydovo

4. Farafonovsky (Фарафо́новский)

   Administrative center: village of Farafonovka

5. Karabuzinsky (Карабузинский)

   Administrative center: village of Karabuzino

6. Pestrikovsky (Пестриковский)

   Administrative center: village of Pestrikovo

7. Pisyakovsky (Письяковский)

   Administrative center: village of Pisyakovka

8. Shepelevsky (Ше́пелевский)

   Administrative center: village of Shepeli

9. Slavkovsky (Сла́вковский)

   Administrative center: selo of Slavkovo

10. Unitsky (Уницкий)

    Administrative center: selo of Unitsy

11. Verkhnetroitsky (Верхнетро́ицкий)

    Administrative center: village of Verkhnyaya Troitsa

[edit] See also

• Administrative divisions of Tver Oblast

[edit] External link

• Map of Kashinsky District (Russian)