Administrative divisions of Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |

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As of 2014:[1]
# of cities (parts)
(части) | 2
# of city districts
(районы) | 8
# of municipal settlements
(муниципальные образования—
посёлки) | 18
# of micro-districts
(муниципальные образования—
микрорайоны) | 17
Districts of Nizhny Novgorod:
Upper City:
█ Nizhegorodsky
█ Prioksky
█ Sovetsky
Lower City:
█ Avtozavodsky
█ Kanavinsky
█ Leninsky
█ Moskovsky
█ Sormovsky

The city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, is divided into two parts (Upper City and Lower City), eight districts, which are in turn subdivided into micro-districts, and municipal settlements.

Upper City \- historical and cultural part. Located on the right hilly bank of the Oka River. It is divided into three districts.

Lower City \- an industrial and commercial area. Located on the left lowland bank of the Oka River. It is divided into five districts.

## Upper town

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### Nizhegorodsky District

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Name | Population[2][3] | Photos

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Nizhegorodsky District (Нижегородский район)  | 132,425 | The Kremlin
Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:

Kremlin (Кремль)

Verkhnie Pechory (Верхние Печёры)
| 40,000

Usilovsky (Усиловский)

Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:

Verkhny Posad (Верхний посад)

Nizhny Posad (Нижний Посад)

Novaya (Новая)
| 384

Podnovie (Подновье)

Zelyony Gorod (Зелёный город)
| 2,469

### Prioksky District

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Name | Population[2][3] | Photos

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Prioksky District (Приокский район)  | 94,956 |
Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:

Myza (Мыза)

Surikovsky (Суриковский)

Scherbinki (Щербинки)

Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:

Aleksandrovskie dachi (Александровские дачи)

Dubyonki (Дубёнки)

Parkovy posyolok (Парковый посёлок)

Olgino (Ольгино)

Stary posyolok (Старый посёлок)

Mordvintsevo (Мордвинцево)
| 277

### Sovetsky District

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Name | Population[2][3] | Photos

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Sovetsky District (Советский район)  | 148,909 |
Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:

Vysokovo (Высоково)

Kuznechikha (Кузнечиха)

Lapshikha (Лапшиха)

Nagorny (Нагорный)

Tobolskie Kazarmy (Тобольские Казармы)

Zapadny gorodok (Западный городок)

Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:

Kuznechikha village (деревня Кузнечиха)

Novopokrovskoe (Новопокровское)

Prigorodny village (Пригородный посёлок)

Sakharny dol (Сахарный дол)

Sluda (Слуда)

## Lower town

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### Avtozavodsky District

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Name | Population[2][3] | Photos

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Avtozavodsky District (Автозаводский район)  | 300,436 | Centre of Avtozavodsky city district
Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:

6th (6-й)

35 City block (35 квартал)

43 City block (43 квартал)

52 City block (52 квартал)

Voroshilovsky (Ворошиловский)

Monchegorsky (Мончегорский)

Severny (North) (Северный)

Sotsgorod-I (Соцгород-I)

Sotsgorod-II (Соцгород-II)

Yug (South) (Юг)

Yugo-Zapadny (Southwest) (Юго-Западный)

Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:

Gnilitsy (Гнилицы)

Doskino (Доскино)

Nagulino (Нагулино)

Novoye Doskino (Новое Доскино)

Petryaevka (Петряевка)

Strigino (Стригино) with airport

### Kanavinsky District

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Kanavinsky District (Канавинский район)  | 300,436 | Revolution square and the Main Station
Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:

Gordeevsky (Гордеевский)

Krasny yakor (Красный якорь)

Lesnoy gorodok (Лесной городок)

Mescherskoe ozero (Мещерское озеро)

Old Kanavino (Старое Канавино)

Old Sortirovka (Старая Сортировка)

Sortirovochny (Сортировочный)

Sedmoe Nebo (Седьмое Небо)

Teplichny (Тепличный)

Yarmarka (Fair) (Ярмарка)

Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:

Beryozovsky (Берёзовский)

Volodarskogo (Володарского)

Юдинцева (Yudintseva)

### Leninsky District

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Leninsky District (Ленинский район)  | 141,738 | Leninsky city district administration
Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:

Gvozdilny (Гвоздильный)

Dvigatel' Revolyutsii (Двигатель Революции)

Ippodrom (Ипподром)

Karpovsky (Карповский)

Krasnaya Etna (Красная Этна)

Molitovsky zaton (Молитовский затон)

Molitovsky (Молитовский)

Stankozavod (Станкозавод)

Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:

Instrumental'ny (Инструментальный)

Metallist (Металлист)

### Moskovsky District

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Name | Population[2][3] | Photos

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Moskovsky District (Московский район)  | 123,893 |
Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:

Aviatsionny(Авиационный)

Beryozovsky (Берёзовский)

Burnakovsky (Бурнаковский)

Krasnye zori (Красные зори)

Sormovsky povorot (Сормовский поворот)

Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:

Beryozovaya poyma (Берёзовая пойма)

Kalininsky (Калининский)

Levinka (Левинка)

Ordzhonikidze (Орджоникидзе)

Orlovskie dvoriki (Орловские дворики)

### Sormovsky District

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Name | Population[2][3] | Photos

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Sormovsky District (Сормовский район)  | 166,996 | Church of the Transfiguration
Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:

5th(5-й)

6th(6-й)

7th (7-й)

Dar'ino (Дарьино)

Kooperativny (Кооперативный)

Novy posyolok (Новый посёлок)

Svetloyarsky (Светлоярский)

Sormovo centre (Центр Сормова)

Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:

Volodarsky (Володарский)

Vysokovo (Высоково)

Dubravny (Дубравный)

Komsomolsky (Комсомольский)

Narodny (Народный)

Pochinki (Починки)

Koposovo (Копосово)

Tsentral'ny (Центральный)

## References

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1. ^ Law #411-68
2. ^ a b c d e f g h All population figures are as of 2002 Census. Due to administrative changes in 2003–2008, the sum of population counts of municipal entities may not match the districts' totals.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h Results of the 2002 Russian Population Census—Territory, number of districts, inhabited localities, and rural administrations of the Russian Federation by federal subject Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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