Vadsky District
Вадский район | |
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Village Novoselki, Vadsky District | |
![]() Location of Vadsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
Coordinates: 55°31′25″N 44°12′50″E / 55.52361°N 44.21389°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
Established | 1929[1] |
Administrative center | Vad[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 742.7 km2 (286.8 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,626 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 6 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 46 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Vadsky Municipal District[3] |
• Municipal divisions[3] | 0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
OKTMO ID | 22514000 |
Website | http://vadnnov.ru |
Vadsky District (Russian: Ва́дский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Vadsky Municipal District.[3] It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 742.7 square kilometers (286.8 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Vad.[1] Population: 15,626 (2010 Census);[2] 16,442 (2002 Census);[5] 15,365 (1989 Soviet census).[6] The population of Vad accounts for 42.9% of the district's total population.[2]
The district was established in 1929.[1]