Sormovsky City District

Sormovsky District
Сормовский район (Russian)
Church of the Transfiguration
Location of Sormovsky District on the map of Nizhny Novgorod
Coordinates: 56°21′N 43°52′E / 56.35°N 43.87°E / 56.35; 43.87
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Established1924
Administrative centerNizhny Novgorod
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • HeadDmitry Sivokhin
Area
 • Total
100 km2 (39 sq mi)
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localitiesSormovo 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).