Tonshayevsky District
title: "Tonshayevsky District" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["districts-of-nizhny-novgorod-oblast", "states-and-territories-established-in-1929", "tonshayevsky-district"] topic_path: "general/districts-of-nizhny-novgorod-oblast" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonshayevsky_District" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Tonshayevsky District |
| ru_name | Тоншаевский район |
| image_map | |
| map_caption | Location of Tonshayevsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| image_view | Altsevo peat8.JPG |
| image_caption | Altsevo peat narrow gauge railway in Tonshayevsky District |
| coordinates | |
| image_flag | Flag of Tonshaevsky rayon (Nizhny Novgorod oblast).png |
| image_coa | Coat of arms of Tonshaevo rayon.gif |
| federal_subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_ctr_name | Tonshayevo |
| adm_ctr_ref | |
| urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type | Work settlements |
| no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance | 3 |
| selsoviet_type1 | Selsoviets |
| no_of_selsoviets_type1 | 6 |
| no_of_urban-type_settlements | 3 |
| no_of_rural_localities | 77 |
| counts_ref | |
| mun_formation1 | Tonshayevsky Municipal District |
| mun_formation1_ref | |
| mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements | 3 |
| mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements | 6 |
| mun_formation1_counts_ref | |
| area_km2 | 2353.1 |
| area_km2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 20219 |
| urban_pop_2010census | 48.9% |
| rural_pop_2010census | 51.1% |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| established_date | 1929 |
| established_date_ref | |
| website | http://tns.omsu-nnov.ru |
| :: |
|en_name=Tonshayevsky District |ru_name=Тоншаевский район |image_map= |map_caption=Location of Tonshayevsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |image_view=Altsevo peat8.JPG |image_caption=Altsevo peat narrow gauge railway in Tonshayevsky District |coordinates = |image_flag=Flag of Tonshaevsky rayon (Nizhny Novgorod oblast).png |image_coa=Coat of arms of Tonshaevo rayon.gif |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |federal_subject_ref= |adm_ctr_name=Tonshayevo |adm_ctr_ref= |urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type=Work settlements |no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance=3 |selsoviet_type1=Selsoviets |no_of_selsoviets_type1=6 |no_of_urban-type_settlements=3 |no_of_rural_localities=77 |counts_ref= |mun_formation1=Tonshayevsky Municipal District |mun_formation1_ref= |mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements=3 |mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements=6 |mun_formation1_counts_ref= |mun_formation1_leader_title= |mun_formation1_leader_title_ref= |mun_formation1_leader_name= |mun_formation1_leader_name_ref= |mun_formation1_representative_body= |mun_formation1_representative_body_ref= |area_km2=2353.1 |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=20219 |urban_pop_2010census=48.9% |rural_pop_2010census=51.1% |pop_2010census_ref= |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=1929 |established_date_ref= |website=http://tns.omsu-nnov.ru Tonshayevsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Tonshayevsky Municipal District. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 2353.1 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Tonshayevo. Population: 20,219 (2010 Census); The population of Tonshayevo accounts for 22.6% of the district's total population.
History
The district was established in 1929.
Transportation
The Altsevo peat narrow gauge railway is located in the work settlement of Pizhma, closed in 2015.
The Pizhemskaya narrow gauge railway is located in the work settlement of Pizhma.
References
Notes
Sources
References
- Order #3-od
- Resolution #670
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
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