Vadsky District
District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Vadsky District (Russian: Ва́дский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is part of the Vadsky Municipal District[3] which 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] with its administrative center located in the rural locality (a selo) of Vad.[1] Its population is 15,626 according to the 2010 Census;[2] and increased to 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]
Vadsky District
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Village Novoselki, Vadsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vadsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°31′25″N 44°12′50″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 | 21.04/km2 (54.49/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  [4]) |
| OKTMO ID | 22514000 |
| Website | http://vadnnov.ru |
History
The district was established in 1929.[1]