Voskresensky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Voskresensky District (Russian: Воскресе́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Voskresensky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,554.5 square kilometers (1,372.4 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Voskresenskoye.[1] Population: 21,645 (2010 Census);[2] 25,083 (2002 census);[6] 29,360 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Voskresenskoye accounts for 28.6% of the district's total population.[2]
Voskresensky District
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Lake Svetloyar near the selo of Vladimirskoye in Voskresensky District | |
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 Location of Voskresensky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 56°50′N 45°26′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1929[1] |
| Administrative center | Voskresenskoye[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,554.5 km2 (1,372.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,645 |
| • Density | 6.0895/km2 (15.772/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28.6% |
| • Rural | 71.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 10 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[3], 162 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Voskresensky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 22622000 |
| Website | http://voskresenskoe-adm.ru |
History
The district was established in 1929.[1]