Navashinsky District Explained

En Name:Navashinsky District
Ru Name:Навашинский район
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Coordinates:55.5333°N 54°W
Federal Subject:Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Adm Data As Of:May 2015
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Navashino
Town Of District Significance Type:Towns of district significance
No Of Towns Of District Significance:1
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:4
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Rural Localities:50
Mun Data As Of:May 2015
Mun Formation1:Navashinsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:4
Area Of What:administrative district
Area As Of:May 2015
Area Km2:1277.5
Pop 2010Census:24296
Urban Pop 2010Census:71.6%
Rural Pop 2010Census:28.4%
Established Date:1944
Abolished Date:May 24, 2015
Date:January 2017
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Population of Navashinsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:24,296
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:27,617
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:31,537
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:34,471

Navashinsky District (Russian: Нава́шинский райо́н) was an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district was 1277.5km2. Its administrative center was the town of Navashino. 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.

History

The district was established in 1944 and given its present name in 1960. Per Law #66-Z of May 13, 2015, the district was transformed into a town of oblast significance of Navashino.[3] In a similar manner, Law #58-Z of May 8, 2015 abolished Navashinsky Municipal District and transformed it into Navashinsky Urban Okrug.[4]

Administrative and municipal divisions

As of May 2015, the district was administratively divided into one town of district significance (Navashino) and four selsoviets (comprising fifty rural localities). Municipally, Navashinsky Municipal District was divided into one urban settlement and four rural settlements.

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Notes and References

  1. Order #3-od; revision prior to May 22, 2015
  2. Resolution #670; revision as of August 28, 2014
  3. Law #66-Z
  4. Law #58-Z