Gaginsky District Explained

En Name:Gaginsky District
Ru Name:Гагинский район
Image View:Спуск к Пъяне.jpg
Coordinates:55.2342°N 45.0436°W
Image Coa:Gagino-gerb.jpg
Federal Subject:Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Adm Data As Of:January 2016
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Gagino
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:6
No Of Rural Localities:67
Mun Data As Of:August 2014
Mun Formation1:Gaginsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:6
Area Of What:administrative district
Area As Of:January 2016
Area Km2:1064.2
Pop 2010Census:12444
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:1929
Website:http://www.gagino.ru
Date:January 2016

Gaginsky District (Russian: Га́гинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Gaginsky Municipal District.[2] It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1064.2km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Gagino. Population: 12,444 (2010 Census); The population of Gagino accounts for 31.3% of the district's total population.

History

The district was established in 1929.

Notable People

Birthplace of Andrey Vlasov (1901-1946), a Soviet Red Army general and collaborator with Nazi Germany during World War Two.

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Notes and References

  1. Order #3-od
  2. Resolution #670