Navashino (russian: Нава́шино) is a

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, located on a branch of the

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, 10 km east of

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and southwest of

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. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 16,416.

History

The town of Navashino was founded in 1957 by merging two neighboring settlements of Mordovshchikovo and Lipnya and named after the nearby

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of Navashino. A railway was built in the area in 1912.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty

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, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Navashino—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #184-Z As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Navashino is incorporated as Navashinsky Urban Okrug.Law #58-Z Until May 2015, the town served as the

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Navashinsky District Navashinsky District (russian: Нава́шинский райо́н) was an administrativeOrder #3-od; revision prior to May 22, 2015 and municipalResolution #670; revision as of August 28, 2014 district (raion) in Nizhny Novgorod Obla ...

and, within the framework of administrative divisions, was incorporated within that district as a

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.Order #3-od; revision prior to May 22, 2015 As a municipal division, it was incorporated as Navashino Urban Settlement within Navashinsky Municipal District.Law #163-Z

Economy

OAO ''Okskaya Sudoverf'' is headquartered in Navashino. The shipbuilding company, originating from a local shipyard founded in 1907, builds boats for Volga and sea navigation. Some of their tankers are to be sold to customers as far afield as

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, which plans to use the vessels at its

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Transportation

A new road bridge over the

was opened in October 2009 near Navashino.

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