Krasnobakovsky District
# Krasnobakovsky District

Krasnobakovsky District (Russian: Красноба́ковский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnobakovsky Municipal District. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,757.8 square kilometers (678.7 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Krasnye Baki. Population: 22,524 (2010 Census); 26,047 (2002 Census); 27,151 (1989 Census). The population of Krasnye Baki accounts for 32.4% of the district's total population.

## History

The district was established in 1929.

