Privolzhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast Explained

En Name:Privolzhsky District
Ru Name:Приволжский район
Image View:Plos urbo.jpg
Coordinates:57.3833°N 58°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Privolzhsky rayon (Ivanovo oblast).png
Federal Subject:Ivanovo Oblast
Adm Data As Of:October 2011
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Privolzhsk
No Of Cities Towns:2
No Of Rural Localities:104
Counts Ref:[1]
Mun Data As Of:November 2008
Mun Formation1:Privolzhsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:2
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:3
Area Km2:600
Pop 2010Census:26327
Urban Pop 2010Census:72.5%
Rural Pop 2010Census:27.5%
Website:http://privadmin.ru
Date:January 2012

Privolzhsky District (Russian: Приво́лжский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.[2] It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 600km2. Its administrative center is the town of Privolzhsk. Population: 28,730 (2002 Census); The population of Privolzhsk accounts for 64.6% of the district's total population.

Administrative and municipal status

The town of Privolzhsk serves as the administrative center of the district. Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast in December 2010, it was administratively incorporated separately from the district. Municipally, Privolzhsk is incorporated within Privolzhsky Municipal District as Privolzhskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

The town of Plyos was also administratively incorporated separately from the district prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ. Municipally, Plyos is also incorporated within Privolzhsky Municipal District as Plyosskoye Urban Settlement.

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Notes and References

  1. According to Law #145-OZ, the borders of the administrative and municipal districts are identical. Law #48-OZ lists the inhabited localities included in the municipal district.
  2. Law #145-OZ
  3. Law #48-OZ