Nizhny Novgorod, Russia As of 2014:Law #411-68 # of cities (parts)(части) 2 # of city districts(районы) 8 # of municipal settlements(муниципальные образования—посёлки) 18 # of micro-districts(муниципальные образования—микрорайоны) 17
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
Nizhegorodsky District Name PopulationAll 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.Results of the 2002 Russian Population Census—Territory, number of districts, inhabited localities, and rural administrations of the Russian Federation by federal subject Photos Nizhegorodsky District () 132,425 Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:Kremlin () Verkhnie Pechory () 40,000Usilovsky () Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:Verkhny Posad () Nizhny Posad () Novaya () 384Podnovie () Zelyony Gorod () 2,469
Prioksky District Name PopulationPhotos Prioksky District () 94,956 Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:Myza () Surikovsky () Scherbinki () Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:Aleksandrovskie dachi () Dubyonki () Parkovy posyolok () Olgino () Stary posyolok () Mordvintsevo () 277
Sovetsky District Name PopulationPhotos Sovetsky District () 148,909 Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:Vysokovo () Kuznechikha () Lapshikha ()Nagorny () Tobolskie Kazarmy () Zapadny gorodok () Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:Kuznechikha village () Novopokrovskoe () Prigorodny village () Sakharny dol () Sluda ()
Lower town
Avtozavodsky District Name PopulationPhotos Avtozavodsky District () 300,436 Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:6th () 35 City block () 43 City block ()52 City block () Voroshilovsky () Monchegorsky () Severny (North) () Sotsgorod-I () Sotsgorod-II () Yug (South) () Yugo-Zapadny (Southwest) () Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:Gnilitsy () Doskino () Nagulino () Novoye Doskino () Petryaevka () Strigino () with airport
Kanavinsky District Name PopulationPhotos Kanavinsky District () 300,436 Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:Gordeevsky () Krasny yakor () Lesnoy gorodok ()Mescherskoe ozero () Old Kanavino () Old Sortirovka () Sortirovochny () Sedmoe Nebo () Teplichny () Yarmarka (Fair) () Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:Beryozovsky () Volodarskogo () Юдинцева ()
Leninsky District Name PopulationPhotos Leninsky District () 141,738 Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:Gvozdilny () Dvigatel' Revolyutsii () Ippodrom ()Karpovsky () Krasnaya Etna () Molitovsky zaton () Molitovsky () Stankozavod () Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:Instrumental'ny () Metallist ()
Moskovsky District Name PopulationPhotos Moskovsky District () 123,893 Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:Aviatsionny() Beryozovsky () Burnakovsky ()Krasnye zori () Sormovsky povorot () Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:Beryozovaya poyma () Kalininsky () Levinka () Ordzhonikidze () Orlovskie dvoriki ()
Sormovsky District Name PopulationPhotos Sormovsky District () 166,996 Micro-districts under the district's jurisdiction:5th() 6th() 7th ()Dar'ino () Kooperativny ()Novy posyolok () Svetloyarsky () Sormovo centre () Municipal settlements under the district's jurisdiction:Volodarsky () Vysokovo () Dubravny () Komsomolsky () Narodny () Pochinki () Koposovo () Tsentral'ny ()
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