Gorodetsky District
District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Gorodetsky District (Russian: Городе́цкий райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Gorodetsky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,473.7 square kilometers (569.0 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Gorodets.[1] Population: 91,577 (2010 Census);[2] 64,700 (2002 census);[6] 69,451 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Gorodets accounts for 33.5% of the district's total population.[2]
Gorodetsky District
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Gorodets, the administrative center of Gorodetsky District | |
 Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Gorodetsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 56°39′N 43°29′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1929[1] |
| Administrative center | Gorodets[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,473.7 km2 (569.0 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 91,577 |
| • Density | 62.141/km2 (160.94/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 79.3% |
| • Rural | 20.7% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 2 Towns of district significance, 1 Work settlements, 9 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 2 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements[3], 434 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Gorodetsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 3 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 22628000 |
| Website | http://www.gorodets-adm.ru |
History
The district was established in 1929.[1]
Notable residents
- Alexander Semyonovich Vedernikov (1898–1975), artist