Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Roushie: Нижегоро́дская о́бласть, Nizhegorodskaya oblast) is a federal subject o Roushie (an oblast). Its admeenistrative center is the ceety o Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 3,310,597 (2010 Census).[5]
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Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
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Нижегородская область | |
Coordinates: 56°29′N 44°32′E | |
Kintra | Roushie |
Federal destrict | Volga[1] |
Economic region | Volga-Vyatka[2] |
Established | 5 December 1936 |
Admeenistrative center | Nizhny Novgorod |
Govrenment | |
• Bodi | Legislative Assembly |
• Governor | Valery Shantsev[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 76900 km2 (29,700 sq mi) |
Area rank | 40t |
Population (2010 Census)[5] | |
• Total | 3,310,597 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 3,234,752 (−2.3%) |
• Rank | 10t |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
• Urban | 78.9% |
• Rural | 21.1% |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time [7]) |
ISO 3166 code | RU-NIZ |
License plates | 52, 152 |
OKTMO ID | 22000000 |
Offeecial leids | Roushie[8] |
Website | http://www.government-nnov.ru/ |
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The oblast is crossed bi the Volga River. Apairt frae Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan aurie, the biggest ceety is Arzamas. Near the toun o Sarov thare is the lairgest an the maist famous convent in Roushie, established bi Saunt Seraphim o Sarov - Diveevo convent. Makaryev Monastery opposite the toun o Lyskovo uisit tae be location o the lairgest fair in Eastren Europe. Ither historic touns include Gorodets an Balakhna, locatit on the Volga tae the north frae Nizhny Novgorod.