| En Name: | Gorodovikovsk |
| Ru Name: | Городовиковск |
| Loc Name1: | Бәәшңтә |
| Loc Lang1: | Kalmyk |
| Coordinates: | 46.0833°N 97°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of arms of Gorodovikovsk.png |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Kalmykia |
| Adm District Jur: | Gorodovikovsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Gorodovikovsk |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Gorodovikovsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Town of Gorodovikovsk |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Gorodovikovsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Gorodovikovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Area Km2: | 15.6 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 9565 |
| Established Date: | 1872 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1971 |
| Website: | http://admgorodovikovsk.ru/ |
| Date: | July 2020 |
Gorodovikovsk (Russian: Городовико́вск; Kalmyk; Oirat: Бәәшңтә, Bääşñtä) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located on the Bashantenon River, 240km (150miles) west of Elista. Population: It was previously known as Bashanta (until 1971).
It was founded in 1872 as a Kalmyk settlement of Bashanta (Russian: Башанта, a Russified version of its Kalmyk name). It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938. In 1971, it was granted town status and renamed Gorodovikovsk after the Hero of the Soviet Union Oka Gorodovikov, who was of Kalmyk origin.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodovikovsk serves as the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky District as the Town of Gorodovikovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Gorodovikovsk is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky Municipal District as Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement.[2]