Pervomaysk (Russian: Первома́йск) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located 190 kilometers (120 mi) south of Nizhny Novgorod.

[citation needed] Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one work settlement and forty-three rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Pervomaysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

[2] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Pervomaysk is incorporated as Pervomaysk Urban Okrug.

[4] Until July 2012, the town served as the administrative center of Pervomaysky District and, within the framework of administrative divisions, was incorporated as a town of district significance.

As a municipal division, it was incorporated as Pervomaysk Urban Settlement within Pervomaysky Municipal District.