Vachsky District

Vachsky District
Вачский район
View of the Oka River near the village of Pozhoga, Vachsky District
Location of Vachsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 55°48′00″N 42°46′20″E / 55.80000°N 42.77222°E / 55.80000; 42.77222
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerVacha
Area
  Total
979.5 km2 (378.2 sq mi)
Population
  Total
19,979
  Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
  Urban
30.0%
  Rural
70.0%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 5 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 117 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asVachsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID22617000
Websitehttp://вача-ннов.рф

Vachsky District (Russian: Ва́чский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Vachsky Municipal District. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 979.5 square kilometers (378.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Vacha. Population: 19,979 (2010 Census); 23,349(2002 Census); 29,198(1989 Soviet census). The population of Vacha accounts for 30.0% of the district's total population.