Surovikino Explained

En Name:Surovikino
Ru Name:Суровикино
Coordinates:48.6°N 93°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of arms of Surovikino without a crown (2008).png
Federal Subject:Volgograd Oblast
Adm District Jur:Surovikinsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Surovikino
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town of district significance
Adm Ctr Of1:Surovikinsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:town of district significance of Surovikino
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Surovikinsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Surovikino Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Surovikinsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Surovikino Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:20533
Established Date:1900
Current Cat Date:1966
Website:https://web.archive.org/web/20131105060842/http://www.surovikino.ru/

Surovikino (Russian: Сурови́кино) is a town and the administrative center of Surovikinsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Chir and Don Rivers (Tsimlyansk Reservoir), 154km (96miles) west of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was founded as a settlement around the Surovikino railway station, which opened in 1900. It was granted town status in 1966.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Surovikino serves as the administrative center of Surovikinsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Surovikinsky District as the town of district significance of Surovikino. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Surovikino is incorporated within Surovikinsky Municipal District as Surovikino Urban Settlement.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #971-OD