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Kulebaksky District (Russian: Кулеба́кский райо́н) was an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district was 938.9 square kilometers (362.5 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center was the town of Kulebaki.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 52,377, with the population of Kulebaki accounting for 68.3% of that number.[3]
Kulebaksky District
Кулебакский район | |
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 The selo of Lomovka in Kulebaksky District | |
.png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kulebaksky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°25′N 42°31′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1929[1] |
| Abolished | May 22, 2015[2] |
| Administrative center | Kulebaki[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 938.9 km2 (362.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 52,377 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 80.3% |
| • Rural | 19.7% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 2 Work settlements, 4 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 2 Urban-type settlements[4], 24 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kulebaksky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 3 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 22727000 |
| 2010 Census | 52,377[3] |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 17,798[7] |
| 1989 Census | 16,285[8] |
| 1979 Census | 16,495[9] |
The district was established in 1929.[1] Per Law #65-Z of May 12, 2015, the district was transformed into a town of oblast significance of Kulebaki.[2] In a similar manner, Law #60-Z of May 8, 2015 abolished Kulebaksky Municipal District and transformed it into Kulebaki Urban Okrug.[10]
As of May 2015, the district was administratively divided into one town of district significance (Kulebaki), two work settlements (Gremyachevo and Veletma), and four selsoviets (comprising twenty-four rural localities).[1] Municipally, Kulebaksky Municipal District was divided into three urban settlements and four rural settlements.[5]
