Navashinsky District

Navashinsky District
Навашинский район
Bolshoye Svyatoye Lake, a protected area of Russia in Navashinsky District
Location of Navashinsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 55°32′N 42°12′E / 55.533°N 42.200°E / 55.533; 42.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Established1944
AbolishedMay 24, 2015
Administrative centerNavashino
Area
  Total
1,277.5 km2 (493.2 sq mi)
Population
  Total
24,296
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
  Urban
71.6%
  Rural
28.4%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 4 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 50 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asNavashinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID22730000
Population of Navashinsky District
2010 Census24,296
2002 Census27,617
1989 Census31,537
1979 Census34,471

Navashinsky District (Russian: Нава́шинский райо́н) was an administrative and municipal district (raion) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district was 1,277.5 square kilometers (493.2 sq mi). Its administrative center was the town of Navashino. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 24,296, with the population of Navashino accounting for 67.6% of that number.