Volzhsky District, Mari El Republic
| Volzhsky District Волжский район (Russian) Юлсер кундем (Meadow Mari) |
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 Location of Volzhsky District in the Mari El Republic |
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| Coordinates: 55°52′N 48°21′E / 55.867°N 48.350°ECoordinates: 55°52′N 48°21′E / 55.867°N 48.350°E | |
 Lake Yalchik in Volzhsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Mari El Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of October 2014) | |
| Administrative center | town of Volzhsk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural okrugs | 7 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 74 |
| Municipal structure (as of August 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Volzhsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (municipal district) | 913.86 km2 (352.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 23,940 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 17.4% |
| • Rural | 82.6% |
| Density | 26.2/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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| 2010 Census | 23,940 |
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| 2002 Census | 24,006 |
| 1989 Census | 26,769 |
| 1979 Census | 27,452 |
Volzhsky District (Russian: Во́лжский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Юлсер кундем) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 913.86 square kilometers (352.84 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Volzhsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 23,940.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volzhsky District is one of the fourteen in the republic. It is divided into one urban-type settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Privolzhsky) and seven rural okrugs, all of which comprise seventy-four rural localities. The town of Volzhsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
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