Nizhny Lomov (Russian: Ни́жний Ломо́в) is a town and the administrative center of Nizhnelomovsky District in Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the Lomov River (Oka's basin), on the M5 Highway 109 kilometers (68 mi) northwest of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 22,678 (2010 Census);[2] 24,249 (2002 Census);[9] 26,648 (1989 Census).[10]

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Nizhny Lomov Нижний Ломов
Town[1]
Welcome sign at the entrance to Nizhny Lomov
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Nizhny Lomov
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Coordinates: 53°31′N 43°40′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Penza Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Nizhnelomovsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Nizhny Lomov[1]
Founded	1636
Town status since	1780
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	22,678
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	20,943 (−7.7%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Nizhnelomovsky District[1], town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Nizhny Lomov Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District[5], Nikolsk Urban Settlement[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	442150–442153, 442169
OKTMO ID	56651101001
Website	gnlomov.nlomov.pnzreg.ru

History

It was founded as an outpost in 1636 as part of the Belgorod Line defense system.[11] It was later known as Lomovskaya sloboda, Lomovsky posad, and the village of Nizhny Lomov.^{[citation needed]} Town status was granted to it in 1780.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nizhny Lomov serves as the administrative center of Nizhnelomovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nizhnelomovsky District as the town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov is incorporated within Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District as Nizhny Lomov Urban Settlement.[4]

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Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Пензенской области. Закон №774-ЗПО от 9 марта 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пензенской области», в ред. Закона №2484-ЗПО от 28 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 15 Закона Пензенской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пензенской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Пензенские губернские ведомости", №6, стр. 49, 18 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Penza Oblast. Law #774-ZPO of March 9, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Penza Oblast, as amended by the Law #2484-ZPO of November 28, 2013 On Amending Article 15 of the Law of Penza Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Penza Oblast". Effective as of the day ten days after the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Пензенской области. Закон №690-ЗПО от 2 ноября 2004 г. «О границах муниципальных образований Пензенской области», в ред. Закона №2681-ЗПО от 4 марта 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Пензенской области "О границах муниципальных образований Пензенской области"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Пензенские губернские ведомости", №17 (без приложения), 16 ноября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Penza Oblast. Law #690-ZPO of November 2, 2004 On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Penza Oblast, as amended by the Law #2681-ZPO of March 4, 2015 On Amending the Law of Penza Oblast "On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Penza Oblast". Effective as of after 10 days from the official publication.).

На других языках

[de] Nischni Lomow

[ru] Нижний Ломов