Kuznetsk

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"Kuznetsk" was also the name of Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast
Kuznetsk (English)
Кузнецк (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Lenin Square

Location of Penza Oblast in Russia
Kuznetsk
Location of Kuznetsk in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 53°07′N 46°36′E / 53.117°N 46.600°E / 53.117; 46.600Coordinates: 53°07′N 46°36′E / 53.117°N 46.600°E / 53.117; 46.600
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Administrative status (as of October 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Penza Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk[1]
Administrative center of Kuznetsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2011)
Urban okrug Kuznetsk Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Kuznetsk Urban Okrug,[2] Kuznetsky Municipal District[citation needed]
Statistics
Area 42.08 km2 (16.25 sq mi)[3]
Population (2010 Census) 88,839 inhabitants[4]
- Rank in 2010 189th
Population (2013 est.) 87,157 inhabitants[citation needed]
Density 2,111 /km2 (5,470 /sq mi)[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+04:00)[6]
Founded 1699[citation needed]
Town status since 1780[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[7] 442530
Dialing code(s) +7 841-57[citation needed]
Official website
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Kuznetsk (Russian: Кузне́цк) is a town in Penza Oblast, Russia, located east of Penza and west of Samara and the Volga River. Population: 88,839 (2010 Census);[4] 92,050 (2002 Census);[8] 98,588 (1989 Census).[9]

Geography

Kuznetsk city located in Central Russia, in the eastern part of the Penza Oblast, mainly on the left bank of the River Truev, in the foothills of the Volga Uplands at an altitude of 254m above sea level, south of Sura Cones. Lands adjacent to the city, industrial minerals are not rich . Most abundant deposits of brick clay, loam and mineral pigments. [5] The deposits are concentrated in the vicinity of the city. Widespread sands. There are reserves of oil. Soil most of the city - leached chernozyom , except the northern part , where there are gray forest soils. The northern part of the city, blending smoothly into the pine forest, located on the hill called "Carpathians". The city is surrounded by large forests.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kuznetsk serves as the administrative center of Kuznetsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk is incorporated as Kuznetsk Urban Okrug.[2]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kuznetsk is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Law #774-ZPO
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #690-ZPO
  3. ↑ БД ПМО Пензенской области. Город Кузнецк
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012. 
  5. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Russian)
  8. ↑ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 
  9. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров." [All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 

Sources

  • Законодательное Собрание Пензенской области. Закон №774-ЗПО от 9 марта 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пензенской области», в ред. Закона №2484-ЗПО от 28 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 15 Закона Пензенской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пензенской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Пензенские губернские ведомости", №6, стр. 49, 18 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Penza Oblast. Law #774-ZPO of March 9, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Penza Oblast, as amended by the Law #2484-ZPO of November 28, 2013 On Amending Article 15 of the Law of Penza Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Penza Oblast". Effective as of the day ten days after the day of the official publication.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Пензенской области. Закон №690-ЗПО от 2 ноября 2004 г. «О границах муниципальных образований Пензенской области», в ред. Закона №2288-ЗПО от 5 октября 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Пензенской области "О границах муниципальных образований Пензенской области"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Пензенские губернские ведомости", №17 (без приложения), 16 ноября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Penza Oblast. Law #690-ZPO of November 2, 2004 On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Penza Oblast, as amended by the Law #2288-ZPO of October 5, 2012 On Amending the Law of Penza Oblast "On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Penza Oblast". Effective as of after 10 days from the official publication.).
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