Lipki
Липки | |
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Coordinates: 53°56′N 37°42′E / 53.933°N 37.700°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tula Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Kireyevsky District[1] |
Town under district jurisdiction | Lipki[2] |
Known since | 17th century |
Town status since | 1955 |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,719 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 8,541 (−2%) |
• Capital of | Lipki Town Under District Jurisdiction[1] |
• Municipal district | Kireyevsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Lipki Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Lipki Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | 301264, 301265 |
OKTMO ID | 70628113001 |
Lipki (Russian: Ли́пки) is a town in Kireyevsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located 38 kilometers (24 mi) south of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,719 (2010 Russian census);[3] 9,843 (2002 Census);[8] 10,355 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
The village of Lipki has been known since at least the 17th century.[citation needed] In 1949, it was granted urban-type settlement status due to the development of coal deposits. It was granted town status in 1955.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Komsomolsky), incorporated within Kireyevsky District as Lipki Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Lipki Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Kireyevsky Municipal District as Lipki Urban Settlement.[5]