Koverninsky District

Koverninsky District (Russian: Коверни́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Koverninsky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,339.8 square kilometers (903.4 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Kovernino.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,951, with the population of Kovernino accounting for 34.5% of that number.[2]

Koverninsky District
Ковернинский район
The village of Talitsy in Koverninsky District
The village of Talitsy in Koverninsky District
Coat of arms of Koverninsky District
Map
Location of Koverninsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 57°08′N 43°49′E / 57.133°N 43.817°E / 57.133; 43.817
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Established1929[1]
Administrative centerKovernino[1]
Area
 • Total2,339.8 km2 (903.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total19,951
 • Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Urban
34.5%
 • Rural
65.5%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 5 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 Urban-type settlements[3], 183 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKoverninsky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[4]1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID22634000
Websitehttp://www.kovernino.ru
Population of Koverninsky District
2010 Census19,951[2]
2002 Census21,404[6]
1989 Census24,063[7]
1979 Census24,897[8]

History

The district was established in 1929.[1]

References

Notes

Sources

  • Государственно-правовой департамент Нижегородской области. Приказ №3-од от 27 января 2016 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных образований, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Нижегородской области». Опубликован: "Нижегородская правда", №27(26048) (начало) и №30 (26051) (окончание), 19 и 26 марта 2016 г. (State Legal Department of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Order #3-od of January 27, 2016 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations, Urban and Rural Localities of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. ).
  • Правительство Нижегородской области. Постановление №670 от 11 сентября 2009 г. «О перечне муниципальных образований Нижегородской области», в ред. Постановления №587 от 29 августа 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в перечень муниципальных образований Нижегородской области, утверждённый Постановлением Правительства Нижегородской области от 11 сентября 2009 г. №670». Опубликован: "Нижегородские новости", №177(4309), 1 октября 2009 г. (Government of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Resolution #670 of September 11, 2009 On the Registry of the Municipal Formations of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #587 of August 29, 2004 On Amending the Registry of the Municipal Formations of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Adopted by Resolution #670 of the Government of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of September 11, 2009. ).