Lyskovsky District
| Lyskovsky District Лысковский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Lyskovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 56°00′46″N 45°01′31″E / 56.01278°N 45.02528°ECoordinates: 56°00′46″N 45°01′31″E / 56.01278°N 45.02528°E | |
 The town of Lyskovo, Lyskovsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of January 2016) | |
| Administrative center | town of Lyskovo |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns of district significance | 1 |
| Selsoviets | 8 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 101 |
| Municipal structure (as of August 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Lyskovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 8 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (administrative district) (January 2016) | 2,134 km2 (824 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 39,964 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 54.7% |
| • Rural | 45.3% |
| Density | 18.73/km2 (48.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | 1929 |
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Lyskovsky District (Russian: Лы́сковский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.Municipally, it is incorporated as Lyskovsky Municipal District. It is located in the east of the oblast on both sides of the Volga River. The area of the district is 2,134 square kilometers (824 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Lyskovo. Population: 39,964 (2010 Census);43,755 (2002 Census);46,895 (1989 Census). The population of Lyskovo accounts for 54.7% of the district's total population.
In the Russian Empire, the territory of what today is Lyskovsky District was mostly within Makaryevsky Uyezd of Nizhny Novgorod Governorate. The seat of the uyezd was in the town of Makaryev (today's settlement of Makaryevo) on the northern bank of the Volga River, next to the ancient Makaryev Monastery. Until the fire of 1816, Makaryev was home to the annual Makaryev Fair. The administrative offices of the uyezd, however, were located in the village of Lyskovo, which, being located on the southern bank of the Volga, was conveniently served by the Kazan Post Road.
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