Novokhopyorsk Explained

En Name:Novokhopyorsk
Ru Name:Новохопёрск
Coordinates:51.1°N 78°W
Map Label Position:top
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Novohopersk (Voronezh oblast).png
Federal Subject:Voronezh Oblast
Adm District Jur:Novokhopyorsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Novokhopyorsk
Adm Selsoviet Type:Urban settlement
Adm Ctr Of1:Novokhopyorsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Novokhopyorsk Urban Settlement
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Novokhopyorsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Novokhopyorsk Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Novokhopyorsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Novokhopyorsk Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:6849
Current Cat Date:1779
Postal Codes:397400, 397401, 397449
Dialing Codes:47353

Novokhopyorsk (Russian: Новохопёрск) is a town and the administrative center of Novokhopyorsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Khopyor River, 270km (170miles) southeast of Voronezh, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was granted town status in 1779.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novokhopyorsk serves as the administrative center of Novokhopyorsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the work settlement of Novokhopyorsky and sixteen rural localities in Novokhopyorsky District, is incorporated within Novokhopyorsky District as Novokhopyorsk Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Novokhopyorsky Municipal District.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #87-OZ
  2. Law #68-OZ