Kashinsky District, Tver Oblast
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Kashinsky District (Russian: Кашинский райо́н) is a district (raion) of Tver Oblast, Russia. The district's administrative center is the town of Kashin. District's population: 12,701 (2002 Census).
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[edit] Geography
The district's area is 1,973 square kilometers. The district comprises eleven selsoviets (as of 2006) 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] Main settlements
- Kashin is the administrative center of the district, but is not under the district's jurisdiction.
- Barykovo village
- Bulatovo village
- Davydovo village
- Farafonovka village
- Karabuzino village
- Miloslavskoye village
- Pestrikovo village
- Pisyakovka village
- Shepeli village
- Slavkovo selo
- Unitsy selo
- Verhknyaya Troitsa village
[edit] External links
- Map of Kashinsky District (Russian)
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