Vetluzhsky District
Ветлужский район
District
A wooded area in Vetluzhsky District
A wooded area in Vetluzhsky District
Flag of Vetluzhsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Vetluzhsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Vetluzhsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 57°51′20″N 45°46′52″E / 57.85556°N 45.78111°E / 57.85556; 45.78111
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Established1929[1]
Administrative centerVetluga[1]
Area
[1]
 • Total2,992.4 km2 (1,155.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total16,330
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
14,670 (−10.2%)
 • Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Urban
69.1%
 • Rural
30.9%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 1 Work settlements, 7 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[4], 136 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asVetluzhsky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]2 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID22518000
Websitehttps://vetluga.nobl.ru/

Vetluzhsky District (Russian: Ветлу́жский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Vetluzhsky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,992.4 square kilometers (1,155.4 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Vetluga.[1] Population: 16,330 (2010 Census);[2] 18,902 (2002 Census);[7] 22,559 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Vetluga accounts for 54.8% of the district's total population.[2]

History

The district was established in 1929.[1]

Notable residents

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Order #3-od
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  5. ^ a b c Resolution #670
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  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).
  8. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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