Mozhaysky District (russian: Можа́йский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #95/2005-OZ district (
raion
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Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the west of the
oblast
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and borders with
Smolensk Oblast
Smolensk Oblast (russian: Смоле́нская о́бласть, ''Smolenskaya oblast''; informal name — ''Smolenschina'' (russian: Смоле́нщина)) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the city of ...
in the west,
Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast (russian: Калу́жская о́бласть, translit=Kaluzhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga. The 2021 Russian Census found a population of 1,069,904.
G ...
in the south,
Shakhovskoy District
Shakhovskoy District (russian: Шаховско́й райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #62/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area ...
in the north,
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 northeast,
Ruzsky District
Ruzsky District (russian: Ру́зский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #76/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the di ...
in the east, and with
Naro-Fominsky District
Naro-Fominsky District (russian: Наро-Фоминский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #72/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the obl ...
in the southeast. The area of the district is . Its
administrative center
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is the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Mozhaysk
MozhayskAlternative transliterations include ''Mozhaisk'', ''Mozhajsk'', ''Mozhaĭsk'', and ''Možajsk''. ( rus, Можа́йск, p=mɐˈʐajsk) is a town and the administrative center of Mozhaysky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located to th ...
. Population: 72,745 ( 2010 Census); The population of Mozhaysk accounts for 43.1% of the district's total population.
Geography
The territory of the district is mostly hilly with the highest point of about
above sea level
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The comb ...
Protva
The Protva () is a river in Moscow and Kaluga Oblasts in Russia, left tributary of the Oka. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
, the
Luzha
The Luzha (russian: Лужа), a river in Kaluga Oblast in Russia, originates in Moscow Oblast. It is a right tributary of the Protva (in the Oka river basin).Vorya. Mozhaysk Reservoir is located in the district. About 42% of the district's territory is covered by forests.