Lukoyanovsky District (Russian: Лукоя́новский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Lukoyanovsky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,890.7 square kilometers (730.0 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Lukoyanov.[1] Population: 32,384 (2010 Census);[2] 35,828 (2002 Census);[7] 38,359 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Lukoyanov accounts for 46.2% of the district's total population.[2]
Lukoyanovsky District
Лукояновский район | |
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Coordinates: 55°02′18″N 44°29′52″E / 55.03833°N 44.49778°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
Established | 1929[1] |
Administrative center | Lukoyanov[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,890.7 km2 (730.0 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 32,384 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 29,582 (−8.7%) |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
• Urban | 54.7% |
• Rural | 45.3% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 1 Work settlements, 6 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[4], 71 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Lukoyanovsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 2 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 22639000 |
Website | http://lukojanov.omsu-nnov.ru |
The district was established in 1929.[1]