Krasnobakovsky District

Krasnobakovsky District
Краснобаковский район
Railway station in Vetluzhsky, Krasnobakovsky District
Location of Krasnobakovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 57°07′47″N 45°09′22″E / 57.12972°N 45.15611°E / 57.12972; 45.15611
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerKrasnye Baki
Area
  Total
1,757.8 km2 (678.7 sq mi)
Population
  Total
22,524
  Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
  Urban
55.7%
  Rural
44.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions2 Work settlements, 4 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities2 urban-type settlements, 90 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKrasnobakovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID22635000
Websitehttp://www.krbaki.ru

Krasnobakovsky District (Russian: Красноба́ковский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnobakovsky Municipal District. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,757.8 square kilometers (678.7 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Krasnye Baki. Population: 22,524 (2010 Census); 26,047(2002 Census); 27,151(1989 Soviet census). The population of Krasnye Baki accounts for 32.4% of the district's total population.