According to a 2012 survey [31] 69.2% of the population of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 2% are unaffiliated generic Christians , 2% are Orthodox Christian believers without belonging to any church or members of other Orthodox churches , and 1% are adherents of the Slavic native faith (Rodnovery). In addition, 15% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 10% is atheist , and 0.8% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question. [31]
The oblast ranks seventh in Russia in industrial output. Processing industries predominate in the local economy. More than 650 industrial companies employ nearly 700,000 people, or 62% of the workforce involved in material production. Industry generates 83% of the regional GDP and accounts for 89% of all material expenditures. The leading sectors are engineering and metalworking, followed by chemical and petrochemical industries and forestry, woodworking, and paper industries. The first three sectors account for about 75% of all industrial production.
The oblast has traditionally been attractive to investors. In 2002, Moody's rating agency confirmed a Caa1rating based on the region's long-term foreign currency liabilities. [32]
The region maintains trade relations with many countries and has an export surplus. The largest volume of exports goes to Ukraine , Belarus , Switzerland , Kazakhstan , Belgium , and France . Imports come mainly from Ukraine , Germany , Belarus , Kazakhstan , Austria , Netherlands , China , and the United States .
The stock market infrastructure is quite well developed in Nizhny Novgorod, and the exchange business is expanding. Companies and organizations registered in the region include 1153 joint-stock companies, 63 investment institutions, 34 commercial banks, 35 insurance companies, 1 voucher investment fund, 1 investment fund, 17 nongovernmental pension funds, 2 associations of professional stock market dealers, and 3 exchanges (stock, currency, and agricultural). The oblast is noted for having relatively highly developed market relations. Today, the region needs serious partners interested in equitable, long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships.
There are 650+ industrial companies in the region, [33] most of them engaged in the following sectors:
These key industries are supplemented by other sectors of the economy such as agriculture, trade, services, communications and transport.
Narrow gauge railways in the region:
Kstovsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kstovsky Municipal District . It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,225 square kilometers (473 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kstovo. Population: 112,823 ; 46,759 (2002 Census) ; 47,917 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Kstovo accounts for 59.1% of the district's total population.
Chkalovsk is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 95 kilometers (59 mi) northwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 12,368.
Ardatovsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Ardatovsky Municipal District . It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,887.6 square kilometers (728.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Ardatov. Population: 26,428 ; 30,346 (2002 Census) ; 32,361 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Ardatov accounts for 36.2% of the district's total population.
Arzamassky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Arzamassky Municipal District . It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,016.9 square kilometers (778.7 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Arzamas. Population: 43,723 ; 46,086 (2002 Census) ; 54,491 (1989 Soviet census) .
Bogorodsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Bogorodsky Municipal District . It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,459 square kilometers (563 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Bogorodsk. Population: 65,677 ; 30,864 (2002 Census) ; 33,693 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Bogorodsk accounts for 54.1% of the district's total population.
Buturlinsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Buturlinsky Municipal District . It is located in the southeastern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,105.2 square kilometers (426.7 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Buturlino. Population: 14,471 ; 16,723 (2002 Census) ; 16,792 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Buturlino accounts for 44.3% of the district's total population.
Gaginsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Gaginsky Municipal District . It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,064.2 square kilometers (410.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Gagino. Population: 12,444 ; 15,079 (2002 Census) ; 17,473 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Gagino accounts for 31.3% of the district's total population.
Knyagininsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Knyagininsky Municipal District . It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 769.9 square kilometers (297.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Knyaginino. Population: 11,922 ; 12,758 (2002 Census) ; 12,827 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Knyaginino accounts for 56.3% of the district's total population.
Krasnooktyabrsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnooktyabrsky Municipal District . It is located in the southeast of the oblast.
Sechenovsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Sechenovsky Municipal District . It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 991 square kilometers (383 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Sechenovo. Population: 15,446 ; 17,741 (2002 Census) ; 19,338 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Sechenovo accounts for 34.1% of the district's total population.
Sergachsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Sergachsky Municipal District . It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,243.8 square kilometers (480.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sergach. Population: 31,296 ; 35,779 (2002 Census) ; 42,588 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Sergach accounts for 68.3% of the district's total population.
Shatkovsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Shatkovsky Municipal District . It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,440.7 square kilometers (556.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Shatki. Population: 27,018 ; 28,841 (2002 Census) ; 30,364 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Shatki accounts for 35.7% of the district's total population.
Tonkinsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Tonkinsky Municipal District . It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,018.5 square kilometers (393.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Tonkino. Population: 9,007 ; 11,097 (2002 Census) ; 12,551 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Tonkino accounts for 56.7% of the district's total population.
Tonshayevsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Tonshayevsky Municipal District . It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,353.1 square kilometers (908.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Tonshayevo. Population: 20,219 ; 20,038 (2002 Census) ; 19,588 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Tonshayevo accounts for 22.6% of the district's total population.
Urensky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Urensky Municipal District . It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,102.7 square kilometers (811.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Uren. Population: 30,106 ; 32,045 (2002 Census) ; 36,847 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Uren accounts for 40.9% of the district's total population.
Vachsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Vachsky Municipal District . It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 979.5 square kilometers (378.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Vacha. Population: 19,979 ; 23,349 (2002 Census) ; 29,198 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Vacha accounts for 30.0% of the district's total population.
Varnavinsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Varnavinsky Municipal District . It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,523.4 square kilometers (974.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Varnavino. Population: 13,366 ; 15,867 (2002 Census) ; 15,130 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Varnavino accounts for 26.0% of the district's total population.
Volodarsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Volodarsky Municipal District . It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,045.6 square kilometers (403.7 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Volodarsk. Population: 58,807 ; 59,498 (2002 Census) . The population of Volodarsk accounts for 16.9% of the district's total population.
Voskresensky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Voskresensky Municipal District . It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,554.5 square kilometers (1,372.4 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Voskresenskoye. Population: 21,645 ; 25,083 (2002 Census) ; 29,360 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Voskresenskoye accounts for 28.6% of the district's total population.
Arya is an urban locality in Urensky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: 5,015 (2010 Russian census) ; 5,016 (2002 Census) ; 5,481 (1989 Soviet census) .
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Dzerzhinsk. Dzerzhinsk is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Oka River, about 370 kilometers east of Moscow and 35 kilometers west of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 240,742 ; 261,334 ; 285,071 . It was previously known as Rastyapino. Photo: Pavel.repkin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Ukraine is facing shortages in its brave fight to survive.
S#: S# first appeared (that we know of) in TellTales, April 1988, "On a Scale of One to Ten" by A.P. Brooks . The equation incorporates SA/Disp (100% fore triangle) and Disp/length ratios to create a guide to probable boat performance vs. other boats of comparable size. For boats of the same length, generally the higher the S#, the lower ...
Nizhny Novgorod (/ ˌ n ɪ ʒ n i ˈ n ɒ v ɡ ə r ɒ d / NIZH-nee NOV-gə-rod; [14] Russian: Нижний Новгород, IPA: [ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət] ⓘ lit. ' Lower Newtown '; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) [a] is the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District in Russia.The city is located at the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers in ...
Economy An IKEA shopping center in Fedyakovo. Shukhov towers built in Nizhny Novgorod suburbs near Dzerzhinsk in 1927-1929. The oblast ranks seventh in Russia in industrial output. Processing industries predominate in the local economy. More than 650 industrial companies employ nearly 700,000 people, or 62% of the workforce involved in material production.
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russian: Нижегородская область, romanized: Nizhegorodskaya oblast') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod.It has a population of 3,119,115 as of the 2021 Census.From 1932 to 1990 it was known as Gorky Oblast (Russian: Горьковская область).