Sovetsk, Tula Oblast

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Coordinates: 53.9414° N 37.6331° E

Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск) is a town in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Upa River (Oka's basin), 43 km south of Tula. Population: 8,770 (2002 Census); 10,077 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1950 as the work settlement of Sovetsky (Сове́тский). It received town status in 1954.