Spassky District () is an administrative district (

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), one of the

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.Order #3-od Municipally, it is incorporated as Spassky Municipal District.Resolution #670 It is located in the east of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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'') of Spasskoye. Population: 10,998 ( 2010 Census); The population of Spasskoye accounts for 35.9% of the district's total population.

History

The district was established in 1929.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=August 2012 Districts of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast States and territories established in 1929 __NOTOC__