Bolshemurashkinsky District
Bolshemurashkinsky District
Большемурашкинский район (Russian) | |
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Street in Bolshoye Murashkino, Bolshemurashkinsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Bolshemurashkinsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°46′51″N 44°46′15″E / 55.78083°N 44.77083°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Established | 1929 |
| Administrative center | Bolshoye Murashkino |
| Area | |
• Total | 658.6 km2 (254.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,508 |
| • Density | 15.96/km2 (41.32/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 52.9% |
| • Rural | 47.1% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 3 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 48 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Bolshemurashkinsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 22610000 |
| Website | http://admbmur.ru |
Bolshemurashkinsky District (Russian: Большемура́шкинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Bolshemurashkinsky Municipal District. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 658.6 square kilometers (254.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Bolshoye Murashkino. Population: 10,508 (2010 Census); 12,585 (2002 census); 13,867 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Bolshoye Murashkino accounts for 52.9% of the district's total population.