Topki (town), Kemerovo Oblast explained

En Name:Topki
Ru Name:Топки
Coordinates:55.3333°N 130°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Topki coat of arms.png
Federal Subject:Kemerovo Oblast
Adm City Jur:Topki Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Adm Ctr Of1:Topkinsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Topki Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Topkinsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Topkinskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Topkinsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Topkinskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:28641
Established Date:1914
Current Cat Date:1933
Postal Codes:652300, 652303, 652305, 652359
Website:http://www.e-topki.ru/

Topki (Russian: Топки́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 38km (24miles) west of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was founded in 1914 due to the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Topki railway station was opened in 1916. It was granted town status in 1933.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Topki serves as the administrative center of Topkinsky District, even though is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Topki Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Topki Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Topkinsky Municipal District as Topkinskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #215-OZ
  2. Law #104-OZ