Neysky District
municipal district in Russia
Neysky District (Russian: Не́йский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,657 square kilometers (1,026 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Neya (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 4,325 (2010 census); 6,018 (2002 Census); 8,051 (1989 Soviet census).
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Neysky District is one of the twenty-four in the oblast. The town of Neya serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Neysky Municipal District, with the town of oblast significance of Neya being incorporated within it as Neya Urban Settlement.
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Костромская областная Дума. Закон №112-4-ЗКО от 9 февраля 2007 г.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q401753. Authority coordinates are 58.283, 43.867. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 2002, 1989 and 2007.
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