Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russian: Нижегородская область, romanized: Nizhegorodskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,119,115 as of the 2021 Census. From 1932 to 1990 it was known as Gorky Oblast (Горьковская область).
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
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| Нижегородская область | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 56°29′N 44°32′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Volga |
| Economic region | Volga-Vyatka |
| Administrative center | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly |
| • Governor | Gleb Nikitin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76,624 km2 (29,585 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 40th |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,119,115 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 3,234,752 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 79.9% |
| • Rural | 20.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-NIZ |
| License plates | 52, 152, 252 |
| OKTMO ID | 22000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | http://www.government-nnov.ru/ |
The oblast is crossed by the Volga River. Apart from Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan area (including Dzerzhinsk, Bor and Kstovo) the biggest city is Arzamas. Near the town of Sarov there is the Serafimo-Diveyevsky Monastery, one of the largest convents in Russia, established by Saint Seraphim of Sarov. The Makaryev Monastery opposite of the town of Lyskovo used to be the location of the largest fair in Eastern Europe. Other historic towns include Gorodets and Balakhna, located on the Volga to the north from Nizhny Novgorod.