Molokovsky District

Molokovsky District (Russian: Молоко́вский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Sandovsky District in the north, Vesyegonsky District in the northeast, Krasnokholmsky District in the east, Bezhetsky District in the south, and with Maksatikhinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,182.6 square kilometers (456.6 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Molokovo.[1] Population: 5,235 (2010 Census);[3] 7,015 (2002 Census);[9] 8,931 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Molokovo accounts for 44.5% of the district's total population.[3]

Molokovsky District

Молоковский район
District
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Coat of arms
Location of Molokovsky District in Tver Oblast
Coordinates: 58°10′N 36°46′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTver Oblast[1]
Established1929
Administrative centerMolokovo[1]
Area
 • Total1,182.6 km2 (456.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5,235
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
4,006 (−23.5%)
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Urban
44.5%
 • Rural
55.5%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements, 5 Rural settlements
 • Inhabited localities1 Urban-type settlements[5], 183 Rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asMolokovsky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[7]1 Urban settlements, 5 Rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [8])
OKTMO ID28642000
Websitehttp://www.molokovoadm.ru/

Geography

The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Mologa River, a major tributary of the Volga. The major rivers within the district are the Melecha and the Mogocha, which cross it from northeast to southwest. Outside the district, they join to form the Osen, a major right tributary of the Mologa. Minor areas in the northwest of the district belong to the drainage basin of the Ratynya, another right tributary of the Mologa. Much of the area of the district is covered by forests.[2]

History

The area of the district was originally populated by Finnic peoples. In the 12th century, the area was in the periphery of the Novgorod Republic, which in the 15th century was annexed by Moscow as well. Molokovo was first mentioned in written documents in 1568. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate), but in 1727 it was transferred to Moscow Governorate. In 1775, Tver Viceroyalty was formed from the lands which previously belonged to Moscow and Novgorod Governorates. The area was a part of Bezhetsky Uyezd of Tver Viceroyalty, from 1796 of Tver Governorate.[11]

On July 12, 1929 the governorates and uyezds were abolished. Molokovsky District, with the administrative center in the selo of Molokovo, was established within Bezhetsk Okrug of Moscow Oblast. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 29, 1935 Kalinin Oblast was established, and Molokovsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. In February 1963, during the abortive Khrushchyov administrative reform, Molokovsky District was merged into Krasnokholmsky District, but on December 30, 1966 it was re-established.[12] In 1987, Molokovo was granted urban-type settlement status.[11] In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.

Economy

Industry

There are enterprises of timber and food (in particular, cheese production) industries in the district.[13]

Agriculture

The main specializations of agriculture in the district are cattle breeding with meat and milk production, and crops and potato growing. As of 2011, there was one farm in the district growing flax.[13]

Transportation

The railway connecting Moscow with Mga via Krasny Kholm and Sandovo, runs over the area of the district for about a kilometer in its eastern part, but there are no railway stations within the district.

Molokovo is connected by road with Krasny Kholm and with Sandovo. There are also local roads.

Culture and recreation

The district contains seven objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. These include four churches built in the beginning of the 19th century (the Resurrection Church in the village of Beloye, the Dormition Church in the village of Vvedenye, the Church of Our Saviour in the selo of Deledino, and the Ascencion Church in the village of Novokotovo).[14]

In 2003, a regional museum was opened in Molokovo. The museum is named after Nikolai Ogarkov, Marshal of the Soviet Union, who was born in Molokovo, and presents expositions about Ogarkov.[15]

References

Notes
  1. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 28 242», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 28 242, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  2. Краткий очерк о Молоковском районе (in Russian). Администрация Молоковского района. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. Law #4-ZO
  7. Law #37-ZO
  8. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. Russian 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).
  10. "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.
  11. История (in Russian). Администрация Молоковского района. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  12. Справка об изменениях в административно-территориальном делении Тверской губернии - Калининской области (in Russian). Архивы России. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  13. Экономика района (in Russian). Администрация Молоковского района. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  14. Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  15. Культура (in Russian). Администрация Молоковского района. Retrieved July 19, 2013.

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