Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Gorodets
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Gorodets Location of Gorodets Gorodets Gorodets (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 56°39′N 43°29′E / 56.650°N 43.483°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative district | Gorodetsky District |
| Town of district significanceSelsoviet | Gorodets |
| Founded | 1152 |
| Town status since | 1922 |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 30,658 |
• Estimate (2021) | 28,660 (−6.5%) |
| • Capital of | Gorodetsky District, town of district significance of Gorodets |
| • Municipal district | Gorodetsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Gorodets Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Gorodetsky Municipal District, Gorodets Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal codes | 606500–606505, 606508, 606509 |
| OKTMO ID | 22628101001 |
Gorodets (Russian: Городе́ц) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodetsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 53 kilometers (33 mi) northwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 30,658 (2010 census); 32,442 (2002 census); 34,210 (1989 Soviet census); 34,000 (1970).