Nizhny Novgorod (Russian:Ни́жний Но́вгород, often shortened to Nizhny) is the fourth largest city in Russia.
The first three are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Kazan. Nizhny Novgorod had a population of 1,249,861 in 2021, and one of 1,438,133 in 1989. It is the economic and cultural center of the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and also the administrative center of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and Volga Federal District.
Nizhny Novgorod Нижний Новгород | |
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Etymology: nizhegorodian | |
Nickname: Poket of Russia | |
Motto(s): | |
Coordinates: 56°15′25″N 43°55′57″E / 56.256833°N 43.932522°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal District | Volga |
Region | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
Founded | 1221 |
Government | |
• Type | City Duma |
• Body | Nizhny Novgorod City Duma |
• Mayor | Yury Shalabaev (United Russia) |
Area | |
• City | 410.68 km2 (158.56 sq mi) |
• Metro | 514.56 km2 (198.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 1,249,861 |
• Rank | 6th |
Time zone | |
Moscow Time | UTC+03:00 |
ZIP Code | 603xxx |
ISO 3166 code | NIZ |
Website | adm |
From 1932 to 1990 the city was known as Gorky (Russian: Го́рький) after the writer Maxim Gorky.
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