Koverninsky District

Koverninsky District (Russian: Коверни́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Koverninsky Municipal District. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,339.8 square kilometers (903.4 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Kovernino. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,951, with the population of Kovernino accounting for 34.5% of that number.

Koverninsky District
Ковернинский район
The village of Talitsy in Koverninsky District
Location of Koverninsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 57°08′N 43°49′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerKovernino
Area
  Total2,339.8 km2 (903.4 sq mi)
Population
  Total19,951
  Estimate 
(2018)
18,543 (−7.1%)
  Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
  Urban
34.5%
  Rural
65.5%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 5 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 Urban-type settlements, 183 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKoverninsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID22634000
Websitehttp://www.kovernino.ru
Population of Koverninsky District
2010 Census19,951
2002 Census21,404
1989 Census24,063
1979 Census24,897
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