Voznesensky District
Вознесенский район | |
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Coordinates: 54°53′30″N 42°46′30″E / 54.89167°N 42.77500°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
Established | 1929[1] |
Administrative center | Voznesenskoye[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,302.9 km2 (503.1 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,352 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
• Urban | 39.1% |
• Rural | 60.9% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 8 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[3], 59 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Voznesensky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
OKTMO ID | 22619000 |
Website | http://www.voznesenskoe.ru |
Voznesensky District (Russian: Вознесе́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Voznesensky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,302.9 square kilometers (503.1 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Voznesenskoye.[1] Population: 17,352 (2010 Census);[2] 19,790 (2002 Census);[6] 22,538 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Voznesenskoye accounts for 39.1% of the district's total population.[2]