Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Gorodets
Городец
Crafts Quarter
Location of Gorodets
Gorodets
Location of Gorodets
Gorodets
Gorodets (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°39′N 43°29′E / 56.650°N 43.483°E / 56.650; 43.483
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administrative districtGorodetsky District
Town of district significanceGorodets
Founded1152
Town status since1922
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
  Total
30,658
  Capital ofGorodetsky District, town of district significance of Gorodets
  Municipal districtGorodetsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementGorodets Urban Settlement
  Capital ofGorodetsky Municipal District, Gorodets Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
606500–606505, 606508, 606509
OKTMO ID22628101001

Gorodets (Russian: Городе́ц) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodetsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 53 kilometers (33 mi) northwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 30,658(2010 Census); 32,442(2002 Census); 34,210(1989 Soviet census); 34,000 (1970).