Navashinsky District
Навашинский район | |
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Coordinates: 55°32′N 42°12′E / 55.533°N 42.200°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
Established | 1944[1] |
Abolished | May 24, 2015[2] |
Administrative center | Navashino[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,277.5 km2 (493.2 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,296 |
• Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
• Urban | 71.6% |
• Rural | 28.4% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 4 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 50 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Navashinsky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
OKTMO ID | 22730000 |
2010 Census | 24,296[3] |
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2002 Census | 27,617[6] |
1989 Census | 31,537[7] |
1979 Census | 34,471[8] |
Navashinsky District (Russian: Нава́шинский райо́н) was an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district was 1,277.5 square kilometers (493.2 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center was the town of Navashino.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 24,296, with the population of Navashino accounting for 67.6% of that number.[3]
The district was established in 1944 and given its present name in 1960.[1] Per Law #66-Z of May 13, 2015, the district was transformed into a town of oblast significance of Navashino.[2] In a similar manner, Law #58-Z of May 8, 2015 abolished Navashinsky Municipal District and transformed it into Navashinsky Urban Okrug.[9]
As of May 2015, the district was administratively divided into one town of district significance (Navashino) and four selsoviets (comprising fifty rural localities).[1] Municipally, Navashinsky Municipal District was divided into one urban settlement and four rural settlements.[4]