Sechenovsky District

District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sechenovsky District (Russian: Се́ченовский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Sechenovsky Municipal District.[3] It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 991 square kilometers (383 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Sechenovo.[1] Population: 15,446 (2010 Census);[2] 17,741(2002 census);[5] 19,338(1989 Soviet census).[6] The population of Sechenovo accounts for 34.1% of the district's total population.[2]

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Sechenovsky District
Сеченовский район (Russian)
Flag of Sechenovsky District
Coat of arms of Sechenovsky District
Location of Sechenovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 55°13′28″N 45°53′26″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Established1929[1]
Administrative centerSechenovo[1]
Area
  Total
991 km2 (383 sq mi)
Population
  Total
15,446
  Density15.6/km2 (40.4/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions7 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[1]53 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSechenovsky Municipal District[3]
  Municipal divisions[3]0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
OKTMO ID22549000
Websitehttp://www.sechenovo.omsu-nnov.ru
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History

Psysiologist Ivan Sechenov, after whom the district is named

The district was established in 1929 and renamed in 1944[1] after physiologist Ivan Sechenov.

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