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Nizhegorod Province
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Provincial town: Nizhnii Novgorod Area (sq miles): 18,670 Population: 1,178,200 Population density: 63.1 people per square mile Towns: 11 Trade note: Internal and external trade are rather significant. Climate note: rather cold
Notable features:
In the province there are five very important piers.
Nizhnii Novgorod was founded by Georgii II Vsevolodovich in 1222.
