Sharangsky District

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

Sharangsky District (Russian: Шара́нгский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Sharangsky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,595.8 square kilometers (616.1 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Sharanga.[1] Population: 12,450 (2010 Census);[2] 13,743(2002 census);[6] 14,985(1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Sharanga accounts for 52.7% of the district's total population.[2]

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Sharangsky District
Шарангский район (Russian)
Sharangara Children's Art School, Sharangsky District
Sharangara Children's Art School, Sharangsky District
Flag of Sharangsky District
Coat of arms of Sharangsky District
Location of Sharangsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 57°10′17″N 46°32′25″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Established1929[1]
Administrative centerSharanga[1]
Area
  Total
1,595.8 km2 (616.1 sq mi)
Population
  Total
12,450
  Density7.802/km2 (20.21/sq mi)
  Urban
52.7%
  Rural
47.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 7 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[1]1 urban-type settlements[3], 93 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSharangsky Municipal District[4]
  Municipal divisions[4]1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID22656000
Websitehttp://www.sharanga.nnov.ru
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History

The district was established in 1929.[1]

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