Tver Oblast

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Tver Oblast (Template:Lang-ru) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver.

Area 84,586 km². Population is estimated at 1,440,002 in 2004, down from about 1,670,000 in 1989. The 2002 All-Russia Population Census counted 1,471,459.

Tver Oblast is the area of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much of its area is occupied by the Valdai Hills, where the Volga, the Western Dvina, and the Dnieper take their source.

There are also many sleepy historical towns: Torzhok, Toropets, Zubtsov, Kashin, Vyshniy Volochek, and Kalyazin. The oldest of these is Rzhev, primarily known for the Rzhev Battles of the WWII. Staritsa was a seat of the last appanage principality in Russia. Ostashkov is a major tourist centre.

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Time zone

Tver Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions

Districts

Tver Oblast consists of the following districts (raions):

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Federal cities Moscow | St. Petersburg
Autonomous oblast Jewish
Autonomous districts Aga Buryatia | Chukotka | Evenkia1 | Khantia-Mansia | Koryakia3 | Nenetsia | Taymyria1 | Ust-Orda Buryatia2 | Yamalia
  1. On 1 January 2007, Evenkia and Taymyria will be merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai.
  2. On 1 January 2008, Ust-Orda Buryatia will be merged into Irkutsk Oblast.
  3. On 1 July 2007, Kamchatka Oblast and Koryakia will merge to form Kamchatka Krai.
Federal districts
Central | Far Eastern | Northwestern | Siberian | Southern | Urals | Volga




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