Vachsky District Explained

En Name:Vachsky District
Ru Name:Вачский район
Image View:Oka near Pozhoga-0175.jpg
Coordinates:55.8°N 42.7722°W
Image Coa:Coat of arms of Vachskii rayon.gif
Federal Subject:Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Adm Data As Of:January 2016
Adm Ctr Type:work settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Vacha
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type:Work settlements
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance:1
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:5
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:1
No Of Rural Localities:117
Mun Data As Of:August 2014
Mun Formation1:Vachsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:5
Area Of What:administrative district
Area As Of:January 2016
Area Km2:979.5
Pop 2010Census:19979
Urban Pop 2010Census:30.0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:70.0%
Established Date:1929
Website:http://вача-ннов.рф
Date:January 2017

Vachsky District (Russian: Ва́чский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Vachsky Municipal District.[2] It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 979.5km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Vacha. Population: 19,979 (2010 Census); The population of Vacha accounts for 30.0% of the district's total population.

History

The district was established in 1929.

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Notes and References

  1. Order #3-od
  2. Resolution #670