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Country
  
Russia

Administrative center
  
town of Kulebaki

Work settlements
  
2

Area
  
922.4 km²

Federal subject
  
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Towns of district significance
  
1

Selsoviets
  
4

Kulebaksky District

Kulebaksky District (Russian: Кулеба́кский 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 938.9 square kilometers (362.5 sq mi). Its administrative center was the town of Kulebaki. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 52,377, with the population of Kulebaki accounting for 68.3% of that number.

Contents

Map of Kulebaksky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia

History

The district was established in 1929. Per Law #65-Z of May 12, 2015, the district was transformed into a town of oblast significance of Kulebaki. In a similar manner, Law #60-Z of May 8, 2015 abolished Kulebaksky Municipal District and transformed it into Kulebaki Urban Okrug.

Administrative and municipal divisions

As of May 2015, the district was administratively divided into one town of district significance (Kulebaki), two work settlements (Gremyachevo and Veletma), and four selsoviets (comprising twenty-four rural localities). Municipally, Kulebaksky Municipal District was divided into three urban settlements and four rural settlements.

References

Kulebaksky District Wikipedia