Sergachsky District
District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Sergachsky District (Russian: Серга́чский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Sergachsky Municipal District.[3] It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,243.8 square kilometers (480.2 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Sergach.[1] Population: 31,296 (2010 Census);[2] 35,779 (2002 census);[5] 42,588 (1989 Soviet census).[6] The population of Sergach accounts for 68.3% of the district's total population.[2]
Sergachsky District
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The town museum of Sergach, Sergachsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sergachsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°32′N 45°28′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1929[1] |
| Administrative center | Sergach[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,243.8 km2 (480.2 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,296 |
| • Density | 25.162/km2 (65.168/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 68.3% |
| • Rural | 31.7% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 10 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 64 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Sergachsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Municipal divisions[3] | 1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| OKTMO ID | 22548000 |
| Website | http://sergach.omsu-nnov.ru |
History
The district was established in 1929.[1]