Sharangsky District (Russian: Шара́нгский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Sharangsky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,595.8 square kilometers (616.1 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Sharanga.[1] Population: 12,450 (2010 Census);[2] 13,743 (2002 Census);[7] 14,985 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Sharanga accounts for 52.7% of the district's total population.[2]
Sharangsky District
Шарангский район | |
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Coordinates: 57°10′17″N 46°32′25″E / 57.17139°N 46.54028°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
Established | 1929[1] |
Administrative center | Sharanga[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,595.8 km2 (616.1 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,450 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 11,708 (−6%) |
• Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
• Urban | 52.7% |
• Rural | 47.3% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 7 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[4], 93 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Sharangsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 22656000 |
Website | http://www.sharanga.nnov.ru |
The district was established in 1929.[1]