Volzhsky District, Samara Oblast

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

Volzhsky District (Russian: Во́лжский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,481 square kilometers (958 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the city of Samara^[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[9] Population: 83,377 (2010 Census);^[4] 77,621 (2002 Census);^[10] 64,974 (1989 Soviet census).^[11]

Volzhsky District Волжский район
District
Chyornovskoye Reservoir in Volzhsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Volzhsky District in Samara Oblast
Coordinates: 53°14′N 50°10′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Samara Oblast[1]
Established	1937
Administrative center	Samara[2]
Area [3]
• Total	2,481 km2 (958 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	83,377
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)
• Urban	38.9%
• Rural	61.1%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[2]	4 urban-type settlements[5], 57 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Volzhsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	3 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 [8])
OKTMO ID	36614000
Website	http://v-adm63.ru/

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volzhsky District is one of the twenty-seven in the oblast.^[1] The city of Samara serves as its administrative center,^[2] despite being incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance^[9]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Volzhsky Municipal District.^[6] The city of oblast significance of Samara is incorporated separately from the district as Samara Urban Okrug.^[6]