Nizhny Lomov
| Nizhny Lomov (in English) Нижний Ломов (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of November 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
| Administrative district | Nizhnelomovsky District |
| Town of district significance | Nizhny Lomov |
| Administrative center of | Nizhnelomovsky District, town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov |
| Municipal status (as of October 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Nizhny Lomov Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District, Nikolsk Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 22,678 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1636 |
| Town status since | 1780 |
| Postal code(s) | 442150–442153, 442169 |
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Nizhny Lomov (Russian: Ни́жний Ломо́в) is a town and the administrative center of Nizhnelomovsky District in Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the Lomov River (Oka's basin), on the M5 Highway 109 kilometers (68 mi) northwest of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 22,678 (2010 Census);24,249 (2002 Census);26,648 (1989 Census).
It was founded as an outpost in 1636 as part of the Belgorod Line defense system. It was later known as Lomovskaya sloboda, Lomovsky posad, and the village of Nizhny Lomov. Town status was granted to it in 1780.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nizhny Lomov serves as the administrative center of Nizhnelomovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nizhnelomovsky District as the town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov is incorporated within Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District as Nizhny Lomov Urban Settlement.
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