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Zavolzhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast

Zavolzhsky District
Заволжский район (Russian)
Location of Zavolzhsky District (Ivanovo Oblast).svg
Location of Zavolzhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast
Coordinates: 57°28′36″N 42°08′42″E / 57.47667°N 42.14500°E / 57.47667; 42.14500Coordinates: 57°28′36″N 42°08′42″E / 57.47667°N 42.14500°E / 57.47667; 42.14500
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By the Volga River, Zavolzhsky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Ivanovo Oblast
Administrative structure (as of October 2011)
Administrative center town of Zavolzhsk
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 163
Municipal structure (as of June 2009)
Municipally incorporated as Zavolzhsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 4
Statistics
Area 1,140 km2 (440 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 18,468 inhabitants
• Urban 65.2%
• Rural 34.8%
Density 16.2/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Zavolzhsky District (Russian: Заво́лжский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,140 square kilometers (440 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zavolzhsk. Population: 18,468 (2010 Census); 22,039 (2002 Census);28,572 (1989 Census). The population of Zavolzhsk accounts for 65.2% of the district's total population.

The town of Zavolzhsk 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, Zavolzhsk is incorporated within Zavolzhsky Municipal District as Zavolzhskoye Urban Settlement.


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