Avtozavodsky City District, Nizhny Novgorod

For other places with the same name, see Avtozavodsky City District.
The Myza Bridge across the Oka River (which flows toward the viewer) connects Prioksky District (left) and Avtozavdosky District (right background)

Avtozavodsky City District (Russian: Автозаво́дский райо́н) is one of the eight districts of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the Lower City of Nizhny Novgorod, on the low left bank of the Oka River and has a land border with Leninsky City District to the north. It is also connected by the Myza Bridge with Prioksky City District in the Upper City (the right bank of the Oka). Population: 303,054 (2010 Census);[1] 314,494 (2002 Census);[2] 340,378 (1989 Census).[3]

The district's land area is 94 square kilometers (36 sq mi).

History

Avtozavodsky District Wedding Celebration Hall
View to Avtozavodsky district of Nizhny Novgorod
New apartment blocks in Avtozavodsky district

The name of the district literally means "automotive plant district", as it grew around the production facilities of the Gorky Automotive Plant, which were constructed in this area in 1930-1932. The administrative district was created in 1931 from the land that formerly had been part of Kanavinsky City District and the suburban Dzerzhinsky District. At the time, the district's population was around 30,000.

Transportation

The Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (Strigino) and four stations of Nizhny Novgorod Metro is located within Avtozavodsky District.

Notable people

Natalia Vodianova

References

  1. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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Coordinates: 56°14′01″N 43°49′19″E / 56.2336°N 43.8219°E / 56.2336; 43.8219

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