Bogorodsk (Russian: Богоро́дск) is a town and the administrative center of Bogorodsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located 43 kilometers (27 mi) southwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 35,499 (2010 Russian census);[2] 37,095 (2002 Census);[7] 38,401 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
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Coordinates: 56°07′N 43°30′E / 56.117°N 43.500°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Bogorodsky District[1] |
Town of district significance | Bogorodsk[1] |
Known since | 1570 |
Town status since | 1923 |
Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 35,499 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 34,240 (−3.5%) |
• Capital of | Bogorodsky District,[1] town of district significance of Bogorodsk[1] |
• Municipal district | Bogorodsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Bogorodsk Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Bogorodsky Municipal District,[4] Bogorodsk Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 607600, 607602, 607603, 607605, 607649 |
OKTMO ID | 22607101001 |
Website | www |
It has been known since 1570 as the village of Bogorodichnoye, Bogoroditskoye, or Bogorodskoye.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1923.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bogorodsk serves as the administrative center of Bogorodsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Bogorodsky District as the town of district significance of Bogorodsk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Bogorodsk is incorporated within Bogorodsky Municipal District as Bogorodsk Urban Settlement.[4]
Bogorodsk is one of the oldest centers of the leather industry in Russia.
The NRING Circuit is located in Bogorodsk, and is used for Russian national motor racing events.