Prokopyevsk Explained

En Name:Prokopyevsk
Ru Name:Прокопьевск
Coordinates:53.8833°N 129°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Prokopievsk COA 2020.jpg
Federal Subject:Kemerovo Oblast
Adm Data As Of:June 2011
Adm City Jur:Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Adm Ctr Of1:Prokopyevsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Inhabloc Cat:City
Mun Data As Of:January 2012
Urban Okrug Jur:Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of1:Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of2:Prokopyevsky Municipal District
Leader Title:Head
Leader Name:Maksim Shkarabeynikov
Pop 2010Census:210130
Pop 2010Census Rank:88th
Established Date:1918
Current Cat Date:1931
Postal Codes:653000
Dialing Codes:3846
Website:http://pearlkuz.ru/
Commonscat:Prokopyevsk
Date:April 2010

Prokopyevsk (Russian: Прокопьевск|p=prɐˈkopʲjɪfsk) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population:

History

It was founded in 1918 as the settlement of Prokopyevsky (Russian: Проко́пьевский) from the existing villages of Monastyrskoye and Prokopyevskoye, and was granted town status and renamed in 1931.[1]

Administrative and municipal status

thumb|right|200px|Town centerWithin the framework of administrative divisions, Prokopyevsk serves as the administrative center of Prokopyevsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug.[3]

Economy

Prokopyevsk is one of the main centers of the extraction of coking coal in the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbass).

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Information. ru. January 5, 2018.
  2. Law #215-OZ
  3. Law #104-OZ