Knyagininsky District
District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Knyagininsky District (Russian: Княги́нинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Knyagininsky Municipal District.[3] It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 769.9 square kilometers (297.3 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Knyaginino.[1] Population: 11,922 (2010 Census);[2] 12,758 (2002 census);[5] 12,827 (1989 Soviet census).[6] The population of Knyaginino accounts for 56.3% of the district's total population.[2]
Knyagininsky District
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Post office building in Knyaginino, the administrative center of the district | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Knyagininsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°49′N 45°02′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1944[1] |
| Administrative center | Knyaginino[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 769.9 km2 (297.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,922 |
| • Density | 15.49/km2 (40.11/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 56.3% |
| • Rural | 43.7% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 4 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 61 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Knyagininsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Municipal divisions[3] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| OKTMO ID | 22633000 |
| Website | http://www.admknyaginino.ru |
History
The district was established in 1944.[1]