Kozlovka
Козловка | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Chuvash | Куславкка |
Coordinates: 55°51′N 48°15′E / 55.850°N 48.250°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chuvashia[1] |
Administrative district | Kozlovsky District[1] |
Urban settlement | Kozlovskoye |
Founded | 1671 |
Town status since | November 20, 1967 |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,359 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 8,866 (−14.4%) |
• Capital of | Kozlovsky District,[1] Kozlovskoye Urban Settlement |
• Municipal district | Kozlovsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Kozlovskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Kozlovsky Municipal District,[4] Kozlovskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | |
OKTMO ID | 97619101001 |
Website | gov |
Kozlovka (Russian: Козло́вка; Chuvash: Куславкка, Kuslavkka) is a town and the administrative center of Kozlovsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, near the borders with the Mari El Republic and the Republic of Tatarstan. Population: 10,359 (2010 Census);[2] 13,054 (2002 Census);[7] 12,708 (1989 Census).[8]
The first settlement on the place of modern town was founded in 1671.[citation needed] Kozlovka was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938 and town status on November 20, 1967.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kozlovka serves as the administrative center of Kozlovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Kozlovsky District as Kozlovskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Kozlovsky Municipal District.[4]