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Gorodetsky District

Gorodetsky District
Городецкий район (Russian)
Gorodetsky District on map of Nizhny Novgorod Region.svg
Location of Gorodetsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 56°39′N 43°29′E / 56.650°N 43.483°E / 56.650; 43.483Coordinates: 56°39′N 43°29′E / 56.650°N 43.483°E / 56.650; 43.483
Gorodets Revolution Quay view.jpg
Gorodets, the administrative center of Gorodetsky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administrative structure (as of January 2016)
Administrative center town of Gorodets
Administrative divisions:
Towns of district significance 2
Work settlements 1
Selsoviets 9
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 2
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 434
Municipal structure (as of August 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Gorodetsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 3
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area (administrative district) (January 2016) 1,473.7 km2 (569.0 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 91,577 inhabitants
• Urban 79.3%
• Rural 20.7%
Density 62.14/km2 (160.9/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established 1929
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Gorodetsky District (Russian: Городе́цкий райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.Municipally, it is incorporated as Gorodetsky Municipal District. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,473.7 square kilometers (569.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Gorodets. Population: 91,577 (2010 Census);64,700 (2002 Census);69,451 (1989 Census). The population of Gorodets accounts for 33.5% of the district's total population.

The district was established in 1929.


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