Volzhsky District, Mari El Republic

Volzhsky District
Волжский район
Other transcription(s)
  Meadow MariЮлсер кундем
Lake Yalchik in Volzhsky District
Location of Volzhsky District in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 55°52′N 48°21′E / 55.867°N 48.350°E / 55.867; 48.350
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMari El Republic
Established26 August 1939
Administrative centerVolzhsk
Area
  Total
942.7 km2 (364.0 sq mi)
Population
  Total
23,940
  Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
  Urban
17.4%
  Rural
82.6%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban-type settlements, 7 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 74 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asVolzhsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID88604000
Websitehttp://www.rvolzsk.ru
Population of Volzhsky District
2010 Census23,940
2002 Census24,006
1989 Census26,769
1979 Census27,452

Volzhsky District (Russian: Во́лжский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Юлсер кундем, Julser kundem) 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 942.7 square kilometers (364.0 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.