Arzamassky District (Russian: Арзама́сский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Arzamassky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,016.9 square kilometers (778.7 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the city of Arzamas (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 43,723 (2010 Census);[2] 46,086 (2002 Census);[7] 54,491 (1989 Census).[8]

Arzamassky District Арзамасский район
District
Entrance to the village of Bebyayevo in Arzamassky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Arzamassky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 55°24′N 43°49′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Established	1929[1]
Administrative center	Arzamas[1]
Area [1]
• Total	2,016.9 km2 (778.7 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	43,723
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	41,534 (−5%)
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
• Urban	18.5%
• Rural	81.5%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Work settlements, 12 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 Urban-type settlements[4], 104 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Arzamassky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	1 Urban settlements, 12 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	22603000
Website	http://arz.omsu-nnov.ru

History

The district was established in 1929.[1]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arzamassky District is one of the forty in the oblast.[1] The city of Arzamas serves as its administrative center,[1] despite being incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[9]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Arzamassky Municipal District.[5] The city of oblast significance of Arzamas is incorporated separately from the district as Arzamas Urban Okrug.[5]

Transportation

A narrow gauge railway serving the Peshelan gypsum mine is located in the village of Bebyayevo.

Notable residents

• Alena Arzamasskaia (died 1670), famed female rebel fighter, born in Vyezdnaya
• Valentina Telichkina (born 1945), actress, born in the village of Krasnoye

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. ).
• Законодательное собрание Нижегородской области. Закон №184-З от 16 ноября 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Нижегородской области», в ред. Закона №58-З от 5 мая 2016 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Нижегородской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Нижегородской области"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Нижегородские новости", №218(3390), 23 ноября 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Law #184-Z of November 16, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, as amended by the Law #58-Z of May 5, 2016 On Amending the Law of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast". Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.).
• 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. ).

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[ru] Арзамасский район