Neftekumsk Explained

En Name:Neftekumsk
Ru Name:Нефтекумск
Coordinates:44.7833°N 90°W
Map Label Position:top
Image Coa:Coat_of_Arms_of_Neftekumsk.png
Federal Subject:Stavropol Krai
Adm District Jur:Neftekumsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Neftekumsk
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town
Adm Ctr Of1:Neftekumsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Town of Neftekumsk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Neftekumsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Neftekumsk Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Neftekumsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of1 Ref:[1]
Mun Admctr Of2:Neftekumsk Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:27687
Established Date:1961
Current Cat Date:1968
Website:http://www.neftekumsk.com/

Neftekumsk (Russian: Нефтеку́мск) is a town and the administrative center of Neftekumsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kuma River, 305km (190miles) east of Stavropol, the administrative center of the krai. Population:

History

It was founded in 1961 as an oil-extracting settlement. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1962 and town status in 1968.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Neftekumsk serves as the administrative center of Neftekumsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Neftekumsky District as the Town of Neftekumsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Neftekumsk is incorporated within Neftekumsky Municipal District as Neftekumsk Urban Settlement.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #88-kz
  2. Resolution #63-p
  3. Law #48-kz