Voznesensky District

Voznesensky District
Вознесенский район (Russian)
Location of Voznesensky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 54°53′30″N 42°46′30″E / 54.89167°N 42.77500°E / 54.89167; 42.77500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerVoznesenskoye
Area
 • Total
1,302.9 km2 (503.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
17,352
 • Density13.318/km2 (34.493/sq mi)
 • Urban
39.1%
 • Rural
60.9%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 8 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 59 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asVoznesensky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID22619000
Websitehttp://www.voznesenskoe.ru

Voznesensky District (Russian: Вознесе́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Voznesensky Municipal District. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,302.9 square kilometers (503.1 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Voznesenskoye. Population: 17,352 (2010 Census); 19,790 (2002 census); 22,538 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Voznesenskoye accounts for 39.1% of the district's total population.