Sormovsky City District

Sormovsky District
Сормовский район
Church of the Transfiguration
Location of Sormovsky District on the map of Nizhny Novgorod
Coordinates: 56°21′N 43°52′E / 56.350°N 43.867°E / 56.350; 43.867
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Established1924
Administrative centerNizhny Novgorod
Government
  TypeLocal government
  HeadDmitry Sivokhin
Area
  Total
100 km2 (40 sq mi)
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localitiesSormovo Centre urban-type settlements

Sormovsky City District (Russian: Со́рмовский райо́н), or Sormovo (Russian: Со́рмово), is one of the eight districts of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It occupies the northwestern corner of the city, adjacent to the Volga River. Population: 168,761(2010 Census); 177,940(2002 Census); 185,994(1989 Soviet census).