Gorodetsky District Городецкий район (Russian) |
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Location of Gorodetsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
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Coordinates: 56°39′N 43°29′E / 56.650°N 43.483°ECoordinates: 56°39′N 43°29′E / 56.650°N 43.483°E | |
Gorodets, the administrative center of Gorodetsky District |
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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.