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Country
  
Russia

Administrative district
  
Lukoyanovsky District

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:28 AM

Federal subject
  
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Town of district significance
  
Lukoyanov

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Administrative center of
  
Lukoyanovsky District, town of district significance of Lukoyanov

Municipal district
  
Lukoyanovsky Municipal District

Weather
  
-4°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 88% Humidity

Lukoyanov (Russian: Лукоя́нов) is a town and the administrative center of Lukoyanovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tyosha River, 173 kilometers (107 mi) south of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 14,951 (2010 Census); 12,856 (2002 Census); 12,276 (1989 Census).

Contents

Map of Lukoyanov, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia

History

It was established in the 16th century and was granted town status in 1779.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lukoyanov serves as the administrative center of Lukoyanovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with the selo of Ulyanovo, incorporated within Lukoyanovsky District as the town of district significance of Lukoyanov. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Lukoyanov is incorporated within Lukoyanovsky Municipal District as Lukoyanov Urban Settlement.

Notable people

  • Nikolay Urvantsev, geologist and explorer
  • References

    Lukoyanov Wikipedia