Ardatovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Ardatovsky District
Ардатовский район (Russian)
Town of Ardatov, in Ardatovsky District
Location of Ardatovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 55°14′18″N 43°05′47″E / 55.23833°N 43.09639°E / 55.23833; 43.09639
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerArdatov
Area
 • Total
1,887.6 km2 (728.8 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
26,428
 • Density14.001/km2 (36.262/sq mi)
 • Urban
55.1%
 • Rural
44.9%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions2 Work settlements, 7 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities2 urban-type settlements, 73 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asArdatovsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID22602000
Websitehttp://adm-ardatov.ru

Ardatovsky District (Russian: Арда́товский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Ardatovsky Municipal District. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,887.6 square kilometers (728.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Ardatov. Population: 26,428 (2010 Census); 30,346 (2002 census); 32,361 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Ardatov accounts for 36.2% of the district's total population.