En Name: | Povorino |
Ru Name: | Поворино |
Coordinates: | 51.2°N 57°W |
Map Label Position: | top |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Povorino (Voronezh oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Voronezh Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Povorinsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Povorino |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Urban settlement |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Povorinsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Povorino Urban Settlement |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Povorinsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Povorino Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Povorinsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Povorino Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 17692 |
Established Date: | 1870 |
Current Cat Date: | June 3, 1954 |
Postal Codes: | 397350, 397351, 397354, 397355 |
Website: | http://www.povorinosity.ru/ |
Povorino (ru|Пово́рино) is a town and the administrative center of Povorinsky District in the east of Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population:
It emerged as a settlement around the eponymous railway station in 1870 and was granted town status in 1954.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Povorino serves as the administrative center of Povorinsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Povorinsky District as Povorino Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Povorinsky Municipal District.[3]
A junction of railroads and motorways, the town is situated between Tambov and Volgograd on European route E119 from Moscow to Astara, Azerbaijan.
The town was home to Povorino air base during the Cold War.