Vadsky District

Vadsky District
Вадский район
Village Novoselki, Vadsky District
Location of Vadsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 55°31′25″N 44°12′50″E / 55.52361°N 44.21389°E / 55.52361; 44.21389
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerVad
Area
  Total
742.7 km2 (286.8 sq mi)
Population
  Total
15,626
  Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions6 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities46 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asVadsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID22514000
Websitehttp://vadnnov.ru

Vadsky District (Russian: Ва́дский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is part of the Vadsky Municipal Districtwhich is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 742.7 square kilometers (286.8 sq mi) with its administrative center located in the rural locality (a selo) of Vad. Its population is 15,626 according to the 2010 Census; and increased to 16,442(2002 Census); 15,365(1989 Soviet census). The population of Vad accounts for 42.9% of the district's total population.