Klinsky District (russian: Кли́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #80/2005-OZ district (

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), one of the thirty-six in

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. It is located in the northwest of the

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and borders with

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in the north,

Lotoshinsky District Lotoshinsky District (russian: Лотоши́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #59/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast ...

in the northwest,

Volokolamsky District Volokolamsky District (russian: Волокола́мский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #1/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast an ...

in the west,

Istrinsky District Istrinsky District (russian: И́стринский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #86/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the o ...

in the south,

Solnechnogorsky District Solnechnogorsky District (russian: Солнечного́рский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #27/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest o ...

in the southeast, and with

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in the east. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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. Population: 127,938 ( 2002 Census); The population of Klin accounts for 63.1% of the district's total population.

Geography

The northern part of the district is mostly flat, while the southern part is mostly hilly. About half of the district's territory is covered by forests. The Sestra River flows through the district.

Geography

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