En Name: | Lukoyanov |
Ru Name: | Лукоянов |
Coordinates: | 55.0333°N 73°W |
Map Label Position: | top |
Image Coa: | Coats of arms of Lukoyanov.svg |
Federal Subject: | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Lukoyanovsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Lukoyanov |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town of district significance |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Lukoyanovsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | town of district significance of Lukoyanov |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Lukoyanovsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Lukoyanov Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Lukoyanovsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Lukoyanov Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 14951 |
Established Date: | 16th century |
Current Cat Date: | 1779 |
Postal Codes: | 607800, 607802, 607849 |
Website: | http://www.luk-of.ru/ |
Lukoyanov (Russian: Лукоя́нов) is a town and the administrative center of Lukoyanovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tyosha River, 173km (107miles) south of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was established in the 16th century and was granted town status in 1779.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lukoyanov serves as the administrative center of Lukoyanovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the selo of Ulyanovo, incorporated within Lukoyanovsky District as the town of district significance of Lukoyanov. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Lukoyanov is incorporated within Lukoyanovsky Municipal District as Lukoyanov Urban Settlement.[2]
The town is located on the Tyosha River, 173 kilometers (107 mi) south of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast.