Nikolsky District, Penza Oblast
District in Penza Oblast, Russia
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Nikolsky District (Russian: Нико́льский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,511.9 square kilometers (969.9 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Nikolsk.[1] Population: 34,271 (2010 Census);[3] 39,175 (2002 census);[7] 46,619 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Nikolsk accounts for 65.6% of the district's total population.[3]
Nikolsky District
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Church in Nikolsky District | |
![]() Location of Nikolsky District in Penza Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°43′N 46°05′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
| Administrative center | Nikolsk[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,511.9 km2 (969.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 34,271 |
| • Density | 13.643/km2 (35.336/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 71.8% |
| • Rural | 28.2% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 1 Work settlements, 10 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements[4], 50 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Nikolsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 2 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 56653000 |
| Website | http://rnikolsk.pnzreg.ru/ |
