title: Vadsky District
text: # Vadsky District
  
  Vadsky District (Russian: Ва́дский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Vadsky Municipal District. It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 742.7 square kilometers (286.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Vad. Population: 15,626 (2010 Census); 16,442 (2002 Census); 15,365 (1989 Census). The population of Vad accounts for 42.9% of the district's total population.
  
  ## History
  
  The district was established in 1929.
  
  