Lyskovo (Russian: Лы́сково) is a town and the administrative center of Lyskovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the southern side of the Volga River (since the 1980s, forming the Cheboksary Reservoir), opposite the mouth of the Kerzhenets River, 90 kilometers (56 mi) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod.. Population: 21,882 (2010 Census preliminary results); 23,901 (2002 Census); 25,029 (1989 Census).