Vetluzhsky District
| Vetluzhsky District Ветлужский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Vetluzhsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°51′20″N 45°46′52″E / 57.85556°N 45.78111°ECoordinates: 57°51′20″N 45°46′52″E / 57.85556°N 45.78111°E | |
 A wooded area in Vetluzhsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of January 2016) | |
| Administrative center | town of Vetluga |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns of district significance | 1 |
| Work settlements | 1 |
| Selsoviets | 7 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 136 |
| Municipal structure (as of August 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Vetluzhsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (administrative district) (January 2016) | 2,992.4 km2 (1,155.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 16,330 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 69.1% |
| • Rural | 30.9% |
| Density | 5.46/km2 (14.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | 1929 |
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Vetluzhsky District (Russian: Ветлу́жский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.Municipally, it is incorporated as Vetluzhsky Municipal District. 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). Its administrative center is the town of Vetluga. Population: 16,330 (2010 Census);18,902 (2002 Census);22,559 (1989 Census). The population of Vetluga accounts for 54.8% of the district's total population.
The district was established in 1929.
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