Pilninsky District
District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Pilninsky District (Russian: Пи́льнинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Pilninsky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,312.9 square kilometers (506.9 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Pilna.[1] Population: 21,960 (2010 Census);[2] 25,352 (2002 census);[6] 28,937 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Pilna accounts for 33.4% of the district's total population.[2]
Pilninsky District
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The selo of Ozhgibovka in Pilninsky District | |
![]() Location of Pilninsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°33′N 45°55′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1929[1] |
| Administrative center | Pilna[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,312.9 km2 (506.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,960 |
| • Density | 16.73/km2 (43.32/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 33.4% |
| • Rural | 66.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 11 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[3], 72 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Pilninsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 22545000 |
| Website | https://pilna.nobl.ru/ |
History
The district was established in 1929.[1]
Notable residents
- Vladimir Averchev (1946–2022), politician, born in the village of Maltsevo
- Shaymardan Ibragimov (1899–1957), politician
