Nizhniye Sergi (in English) Нижние Серги (Russian) |
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Location of Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of April 2014) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
Administrative district | Nizhneserginsky District |
Town | Nizhniye Sergi |
Administrative center of | Nizhneserginsky District, town of Nizhniye Sergi |
Municipal status (as of April 2014) | |
Municipal district | Nizhneserginsky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Nizhneserginskoye Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Nizhneserginsky Municipal District, Nizhneserginskoye Urban Settlement |
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Population (2010 Census) | 10,336 inhabitants |
Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
Founded | 1743 |
Postal code(s) | 623090, 623091, 623093, 623094, 623099 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 34396 |
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Nizhniye Sergi (Russian: Ни́жние Серги́) is a town and the administrative center of Nizhneserginsky District in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on a rolling plain surrounded by the Ural Mountains, on the Serga River 120 kilometers (75 mi) from Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,336 (2010 Census);12,567 (2002 Census);14,938 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1743.
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, Nizhniye Sergi serves as the administrative center of Nizhneserginsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with eleven rural localities, incorporated within Nizhneserginsky District as the Town of Nizhniye Sergi. As a municipal division, the Town of Nizhniye Sergi is incorporated within Nizhneserginsky Municipal District as Nizhneserginskoye Urban Settlement.
The town is an industrial center. The basis of its economy is mainly a plant that produces nails, wires, and other products of ferrous metallurgy. Most of the production output is exported.