Ardatovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Ardatovsky District (Russian: Арда́товский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Ardatovsky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,887.6 square kilometers (728.8 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Ardatov.[1] Population: 26,428 (2010 Census);[2] 30,346 (2002 census);[6] 32,361 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Ardatov accounts for 36.2% of the district's total population.[2]
Ardatovsky District
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Town of Ardatov, in Ardatovsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ardatovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°14′18″N 43°05′47″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1929[1] |
| Administrative center | Ardatov[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,887.6 km2 (728.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,428 |
| • Density | 14.001/km2 (36.262/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 55.1% |
| • Rural | 44.9% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 2 Work settlements, 7 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 2 urban-type settlements[3], 73 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Ardatovsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 2 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 22602000 |
| Website | http://adm-ardatov.ru |
History
The district was established in 1929.[1]