Sormovsky City District
Sormovsky District
Сормовский район (Russian) | |
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Church of the Transfiguration | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Sormovsky District on the map of Nizhny Novgorod | |
| Coordinates: 56°21′N 43°52′E / 56.35°N 43.87°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Established | 1924 |
| Administrative center | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Head | Dmitry Sivokhin |
| Area | |
• Total | 100 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | Sormovo Centre urban-type settlements |
Sormovsky City District (Russian: Со́рмовский райо́н), or Sormovo (Russian: Со́рмово), is one of the eight districts of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It occupies the northwestern corner of the city, adjacent to the Volga River. Population: 168,761 (2010 census); 177,940 (2002 census); 185,994 (1989 Soviet census).