Dmitrov Rayon, Moscow Oblast

Dmitrov Rayon (Дми́тровский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast and borders with Tver Oblast in the northwest, Klinsk Rayon in the west, Solnechnogorsk Rayon in the southwest, Taldom Rayon in the north, Sergievo Posad Rayon in the east, Pushkin Rayon in the southeast, and with Mytishchin Rayon, Moscow Oblast Mytushchin Rayon in the south. The area of the district is 2182.02 km2. Its administrative center is the town of Dmitrov. Population: 149,793 (2002 Census);  The population of Dmitrov accounts for 40.5% of the district's total population.

Geography
The district stretches for 70 km from north to south and for approximately 40 km from east to west. The district is hilly in the south, while the northern portion is mostly flat. The highest point is 273 m above sea level and the lowest point is 113 m.

The major river flowing through the district include the Sestra, the Volgusha, and the Yakot. Moscow Canal which connects the Moskva River with the Volga River runs through the district.

2013 psychiatric hospital fire
On the morning of April 26, 2013, a fire swept through Psychiatric Hospital #14 in the settlement of Ramensky, killing thirty-eight people.