Nikolsky District
Никольский район | |
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Coordinates: 53°43′N 46°05′E / 53.717°N 46.083°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
Administrative center | Nikolsk[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,511.9 km2 (969.9 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 34,271 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 30,231 (−11.8%) |
• Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
• Urban | 71.8% |
• Rural | 28.2% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 1 Work settlements, 10 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[5], 50 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Nikolsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 2 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 56653000 |
Website | http://rnikolsk.pnzreg.ru/ |
Nikolsky District (Russian: Нико́льский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,511.9 square kilometers (969.9 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Nikolsk.[1] Population: 34,271 (2010 Census);[3] 39,175 (2002 Census);[8] 46,619 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Nikolsk accounts for 65.6% of the district's total population.[3]