Sosnovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
# Sosnovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Sosnovsky District (Russian: Сосно́вский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Sosnovsky Municipal District. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,170.6 square kilometers (452.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Sosnovskoye. Population: 19,546 (2010 Census); 21,923 (2002 Census); 25,513 (1989 Census). The population of Sosnovskoye accounts for 44.7% of the district's total population.

## History

The district was established in 1935.

