Kingiseppsky District
administrative division of Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Kingiseppsky District (Russian: Кингисе́ппский райо́н, Finnish: Kingiseppin piiri or Jaaman piiri) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Ida-Viru County of Estonia in the west, Lomonosovsky District in the northeast, Volosovsky District in the east, and with Slantsevsky District in the south. In the north and northwest it is washed by the waters of the Gulf of Finland. The area of the district is 2,908 square kilometers (1,123 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kingisepp. Population (excluding the administrative center): 19,830 (2010 census); 20,408 (2002 Census); 34,081 (1989 Soviet census).. Including the entire district: 78,183 (2010 census);.
Geography
The territory of the district is mostly flat with altitudes ranging from 0 to 150 meters (0 to 492 ft) above sea level. Main rivers include the Luga, the Narva, and the Plyussa. Narva Reservoir is located in the southern portion of the district.
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