Volzhsky District, Mari El Republic

For other places with the same name, see Volzhsky District.
Volzhsky District
Волжский район (Russian)
Юлсер кундем (Mari)

Location of Volzhsky District in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 55°52′13″N 48°21′22″E / 55.87028°N 48.35611°ECoordinates: 55°52′13″N 48°21′22″E / 55.87028°N 48.35611°E

Lake Yalchik in Volzhsky District
Coat of arms
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Mari El Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of December 2009)
Administrative center town of Volzhsk[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural okrugs 7
Inhabited localities:[2]
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 74
Municipal structure (as of April 2009)
Municipally incorporated as Volzhsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[3]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 7
Statistics
Area (municipal district) 913.86 km2 (352.84 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 23,940 inhabitants[4]
- Urban 17.4%
- Rural 82.6%
Density 26.2/km2 (68/sq mi)[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]

Volzhsky District (Russian: Во́лжский райо́н; Mari: Юлсер кундем) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 913.86 square kilometers (352.84 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Volzhsk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[2] Population: 23,940 (2010 Census);[4] 24,006 (2002 Census);[7] 26,769 (1989 Census).[8]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volzhsky District is one of the fourteen in the republic.[1] The town of Volzhsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—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.[3] The town of republic significance of Volzhsk is incorporated separately from the district as Volzhsk Urban Okrug.[3]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Law #22-Z
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Resolution #9
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Law #15-Z
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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