Sechenovsky District

Sechenovsky District
Сеченовский район
Location of Sechenovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 55°13′28″N 45°53′26″E / 55.22444°N 45.89056°E / 55.22444; 45.89056
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerSechenovo
Area
  Total
991 km2 (383 sq mi)
Population
  Total
15,446
  Density16/km2 (40/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions7 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities53 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSechenovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID22549000
Websitehttp://www.sechenovo.omsu-nnov.ru

Sechenovsky District (Russian: Се́ченовский райо́н) 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 (a selo) of Sechenovo. Population: 15,446 (2010 Census); 17,741(2002 Census); 19,338(1989 Soviet census). The population of Sechenovo accounts for 34.1% of the district's total population.