Perevozsky District
District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Perevozsky District (Russian: Перево́зский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Perevozsky Municipal District.[3] It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 769.2 square kilometers (297.0 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Perevoz.[1] Population: 16,519 (2010 Census);[2] 18,024 (2002 census);[5] 17,146 (1989 Soviet census).[6] The population of Perevoz accounts for 55.7% of the district's total population.[2]
Perevozsky District
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The rapids of the Pyana River in Perevoz | |
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 Location of Perevozsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°36′N 44°33′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1935[1] |
| Administrative center | Perevoz[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 769.2 km2 (297.0 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,519 |
| • Density | 21.48/km2 (55.62/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 55.7% |
| • Rural | 44.3% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 7 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 52 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Perevozsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Municipal divisions[3] | 1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| OKTMO ID | 22644000 |
| Website | http://www.perevozadm.ru |
History
The district was established in 1935.[1]
Notable residents
- Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605–1681), born in the village of Valmanovo
- Sergey Safronov (1919–1983), aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union, born in Pilekshevo
- Gennady Yanayev (1937–2010), Soviet politician, born in Perevoz