Nizhnevartovsky District

Nizhnevartovsky District
Нижневартовский район
Gas flare, Nizhnevartovsky District
Location of Nizhnevartovsky District in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 60°57′N 76°33′E / 60.950°N 76.550°E / 60.950; 76.550
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Administrative centerNizhnevartovsk
Area
  Total
118,500 km2 (45,800 sq mi)
Population
  Total
35,745
  Density0.30/km2 (0.78/sq mi)
  Urban
77.6%
  Rural
22.4%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities2 urban-type settlements, 16 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asNizhnevartovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID71819000
Websitehttp://www.nvraion.ru/

Nizhnevartovsky District (Russian: Нижнева́ртовский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the nine in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The area of the district is 118,500 square kilometers (45,800 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhnevartovsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 35,745 (2010 Census); 33,508(2002 Census); 28,288(1989 Soviet census).