Vesyolovsky District (russian: Весёловский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #340-ZS and municipalLaw #219-ZS district (

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), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast,

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. It is located in the southern central part of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a settlement) of Vesyoly. Population: 26,165 ( 2010 Census); The population of Vesyoly accounts for 35.1% of the district's total population.

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* * Districts of Rostov Oblast {{RostovOblast-geo-stub