Kuznetsk
Кузнецк
Town[1]
Central square in Kuznetsk
Central square in Kuznetsk
Flag of Kuznetsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Kuznetsk
Coat of arms
Location of Kuznetsk
Map
Kuznetsk is located in Russia
Kuznetsk
Kuznetsk
Location of Kuznetsk
Kuznetsk is located in Penza Oblast
Kuznetsk
Kuznetsk
Kuznetsk (Penza Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°07′N 46°36′E / 53.117°N 46.600°E / 53.117; 46.600
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPenza Oblast[1]
Founded1699
Town status since1780
Area
[2]
 • Total42.08 km2 (16.25 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total88,839
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
82,276 (−7.4%)
 • Rank189th in 2010
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Kuznetsk[1]
 • Capital ofKuznetsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk[1]
 • Urban okrugKuznetsk Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofKuznetsk Urban Okrug,[5] Kuznetsky Municipal District[6]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
442530–442535, 442537–442539, 442541–442544, 442549
Dialing code(s)+7 84157
OKTMO ID56705000001
Websitegorodkuzneck.ru

Kuznetsk (Russian: Кузне́цк, IPA: [kʊzʲˈnʲetsk]) is a town in Penza Oblast, Russia, located in the foothills of the Volga Upland, mainly on the left bank of the Truyov River [ru]. Population: 88,839 (2010 Census);[3] 92,050 (2002 Census);[9] 98,588 (1989 Census).[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within Russia's framework of administrative divisions, Kuznetsk serves as the administrative center of Kuznetsky District, even though it does not form 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.[5]

History

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Vasily Naryshkin [ru] founded the settlement of Truyovo on the river Truyov [ru] in 1699. It became known as Truyovo-Voskresenskoe and then as Naryshkino. An ukaz of Catherine II renamed the village Kuznetsk in November 1780.

Twin towns and sister cities

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

Kuznetsk is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Law #774-ZPO
  2. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики. БД ПМО Пензенской области. Показатели, характеризующие состояние экономики и социальной сферы муниципального образования. Городские округа Пензенской области. Город Кузнецк
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Law #690-ZPO
  6. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 56 640». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 56 640. ).
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  10. ^ 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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