Lukoyanov
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Coordinates: 55°02′07″N 44°29′23″E / 55.0353°N 44.4897°E
Lukoyanov (Russian: Лукоя́нов) is a town and the administrative center of Lukoyanovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tyosha River, 173 kilometers (107 mi) south of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 14,951 (2010 Census);[1] 12,856 (2002 Census);[2] 12,276 (1989 Census).[3]
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History [edit]
It was established in the 16th century and was granted town status in 1779.
Notable people [edit]
- Nikolay Urvantsev, geologist and explorer
Gallery [edit]
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Bridge across Khvoshchovka River
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Former Ageyev Inn where Alexander Pushkin stood in 1830
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Pedagogical College
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Town Palace of Culture
References [edit]
- ^ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров." [All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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