Volzhsky District Волжский район (Russian) |
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Location of Volzhsky District in Samara Oblast |
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Coordinates: 53°14′N 50°10′E / 53.233°N 50.167°ECoordinates: 53°14′N 50°10′E / 53.233°N 50.167°E | |
Chyornovskoye Reservoir in Volzhsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Samara Oblast |
Administrative structure (as of 2011) | |
Administrative center | city of Samara |
Inhabited localities: | |
Urban-type settlements | 4 |
Rural localities | 57 |
Municipal structure (as of October 2010) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Volzhsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 3 |
Rural settlements | 12 |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,481 km2 (958 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 83,377 inhabitants |
• Urban | 38.9% |
• Rural | 61.1% |
Density | 33.61/km2 (87.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | SAMT (UTC+04:00) |
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Volzhsky District (Russian: Во́лжский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,481 square kilometers (958 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Samara (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 83,377 (2010 Census);77,621 (2002 Census);64,974 (1989 Census).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volzhsky District is one of the twenty-seven in the oblast. The city of Samara serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Volzhsky Municipal District. The city of oblast significance of Samara is incorporated separately from the district as Samara Urban Okrug.