Suvorov, Tula Oblast Explained

En Name:Suvorov
Ru Name:Суворов
Coordinates:54.15°N 69°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of arms of Suvorov (2014).gif
Federal Subject:Tula Oblast
Adm District Jur:Suvorovsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Suvorov
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town under district jurisdiction
Adm Ctr Of1:Suvorovsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Suvorov Town Under District Jurisdiction
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Suvorovsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Suvorov Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Suvorovsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Suvorov Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:18973
Established Date:15th–16th centuries
Established Title:Known since
Current Cat Date:1954
Prev Name1:Suvorova
Postal Codes:301430–301433, 301439
Founded:1949

Suvorov (Russian: Суво́ров) is a town and the administrative center of Suvorovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located 90km (60miles) west of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

The village of Suvorova (Russian: Суво́рова) has been known since the 15th–16th centuries. It was granted town status in 1954.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Suvorov serves as the administrative center of Suvorovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Suvorovsky District as Suvorov Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Suvorov Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Suvorovsky Municipal District as Suvorov Urban Settlement.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #954-ZTO
  2. Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Suvorov as a part of Suvorovsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district.
  3. Law #558-ZTO