Bogorodsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

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Bogorodsk (Russian: Богоро́дск) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located 43 km southwest of Nizhny Novgorod at 56.1033° N 43.5158° E. Population: 37,095 (2002 Census); 38,401 (1989 Census).

Known since 1570 as the village of Bogorodichnoye, Bogoroditskoye, or Bogorodskoye. Town status since 1923.