Volodarsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Volodarsky District.

Volodarsky District (Russian: Волода́рский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.^[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Volodarsky Municipal District.^[4] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,045.6 square kilometers (403.7 sq mi).^[1] Its administrative center is the town of Volodarsk.^[1] Population: 58,807 (2010 Census);^[2] 59,498 (2002 Census).^[6] The population of Volodarsk accounts for 16.9% of the district's total population.^[2]

Volodarsky District Володарский район
District
A lake in Ilyinogorsk, Volodarsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Volodarsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 56°14′N 43°12′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Established	1943[1]
Administrative center	Volodarsk[1]
Area [1]
• Total	1,045.6 km2 (403.7 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	58,807
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban	60.3%
• Rural	39.7%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns of district significance, 6 Work settlements, 4 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 6 urban-type settlements[3], 25 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Volodarsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	7 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	22631000
Website	http://www.volodarsk.omsu-nnov.ru

History

The district was established in 1943.^[1]