En Name: | Sosnovka |
Ru Name: | Сосновка |
Coordinates: | 56.25°N 69°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Federal Subject: | Kirov Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Vyatskopolyansky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Sosnovka |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town |
Adm Ctr Of: | Town of Sosnovka |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Vyatskopolyansky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Sosnovskoye Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of: | Sosnovskoye Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 11960 |
Established Date: | 1699 |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Current Cat Date: | 1962 |
Postal Codes: | 612990, 612993, 612994 |
Sosnovka (Russian: Сосно́вка) is a town in Vyatskopolyansky District of Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vyatka River, 362km (225miles) south of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was first mentioned in 1699. At the beginning of the 20th century, Sosnovka developed as an industrial village with a sawmill and later with a cable rope factory. In 1938, the village was granted work settlement status, and in 1962—town status.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Vyatskopolyansky District as the Town of Sosnovka.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Sosnovka is incorporated within Vyatskopolyansky Municipal District as Sosnovskoye Urban Settlement.[2]