Nizhny Lomov
Nizhny Lomov
Нижний Ломов | |
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![]() Welcome sign at the entrance to Nizhny Lomov | |
Coordinates: 53°31′N 43°40′E / 53.517°N 43.667°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Nizhnelomovsky District[1] |
Town of district significance | Nizhny Lomov[1] |
Founded | 1636 |
Town status since | 1780 |
Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 22,678 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 20,943 (−7.7%) |
• Capital of | Nizhnelomovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov[1] |
• Municipal district | Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Nizhny Lomov Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District,[5] Nikolsk Urban Settlement[6] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[8] | 442150–442153, 442169 |
OKTMO ID | 56651101001 |
Website | gnlomov |
Nizhny Lomov (Russian: Ни́жний Ломо́в) is a town and the administrative center of Nizhnelomovsky District in Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the Lomov River (Oka's basin), on the M5 Highway 109 kilometers (68 mi) northwest of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 22,678 (2010 Russian census);[2] 24,249 (2002 Census);[9] 26,648 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
History
It was founded as an outpost in 1636 as part of the Belgorod Line defense system.[11] It was later known as Lomovskaya sloboda, Lomovsky posad, and the village of Nizhny Lomov.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1780.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nizhny Lomov serves as the administrative center of Nizhnelomovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nizhnelomovsky District as the town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov is incorporated within Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District as Nizhny Lomov Urban Settlement.[4]
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