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District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arzamassky District (Russian: Арзама́сский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Arzamassky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,016.9 square kilometers (778.7 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the city of Arzamas (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 43,723 (2010 Census);[2] 46,086 (2002 Census);[6] 54,491 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Arzamassky District
Арзамасский район | |
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Coordinates: 55°24′N 43°49′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
Established | 1929[1] |
Administrative center | Arzamas[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,016.9 km2 (778.7 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 43,723 |
• Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
• Urban | 18.5% |
• Rural | 81.5% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 12 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[3], 104 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Arzamassky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
OKTMO ID | 22603000 |
Website | http://arz.omsu-nnov.ru |
The district was established in 1929.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arzamassky District is one of the forty in the oblast.[1] The city of Arzamas serves as its administrative center,[1] despite being incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[8]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Arzamassky Municipal District.[4] The city of oblast significance of Arzamas is incorporated separately from the district as Arzamas Urban Okrug.[4]
A narrow gauge railway serving the Peshelan gypsum mine is located in the village of Bebyayevo.
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