Avtozavodsky City District, Nizhny Novgorod

For other places with the same name, see Avtozavodsky City District.

Avtozavodsky City District (Russian: Автозаво́дский райо́н, lit. 'District of the Automobile Plant') or Avtozavod (Russian: Автозавод, lit. 'Autoplant') is one of the eight districts of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the Lower City of Nizhny Novgorod, on the low left bank of the Oka River and has a land border with Leninsky City District to the north. It is also connected by the Myza Bridge with Prioksky City District in the Upper City (the right bank of the Oka). Population: 303,054 (2010 Census);^[3] 314,494 (2002 Census);^[4] 340,378 (1989 Soviet census).^[5]

Avtozavodsky District Автозаводский район
District
Sotsgorod-II microdistrict
Coat of arms
Location of Avtozavodsky District on the map of Nizhny Novgorod
Coordinates: 56°14′1.00″N 43°49′18.98″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Established	1932
Administrative center	Nizhny Novgorod
Government
• Type	Local government
• Head	Ivan Sogin
Area [1]
• Total	94 km2 (36 sq mi)
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities	Sotsgorod, Strigino urban-type settlements[2]

Main article: Administrative divisions of Nizhny Novgorod

The district's land area is 94 square kilometers (36 sq mi).^{[citation needed]}

History

Avtozavodsky District Wedding Celebration Hall

New apartment blocks in Avtozavodsky district

The name of the district literally means "automotive plant district", as it grew around the production facilities of the Gorky Automobile Plant, which were constructed in this area in 1930–1932. The administrative district was created in 1931 from the land that formerly had been part of Kanavinsky City District and the suburban Dzerzhinsky District. At the time, the district's population was around 30,000.

Transportation

The Strigino International Airport, four stations of the Metro and two stations of the City Rail is located within Avtozavodsky City District.

Notable people

Natalia Vodianova