Zavodoukovsk Explained

En Name:Zavodoukovsk
Ru Name:Заводоуковск
Coordinates:56.4833°N 98°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Zavodoukovsk Coat of arms.jpg
Holiday:Last Sunday of June
Federal Subject:Tyumen Oblast
Adm City Jur:Town of Zavodoukovsk
Adm Ctr Of1:Zavodoukovsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Town of Zavodoukovsk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Zavodoukovsky Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Zavodoukovsky Urban Okrug
Leader Title:Head of Administration
Leader Name:Maria Gliyun
Pop 2010Census:25647
Established Date:1729
Current Cat Date:1960
Postal Codes:627139–627145, 627149
Dialing Codes:34542
Website:http://www.zavodoukovsk.ru
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Zavodoukovsk population
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:25,647
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:25,674
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:25,827
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:21,450

Zavodoukovsk (Russian: Заводоуко́вск) is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Uk River (an arm of the Tobol) 96km (60miles) southeast of Tyumen, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 25,647.

History

It was founded in 1729 as a village of Ukovskaya (Russian: Уко́вская). In 1787, it was renamed Zavodoukovskoye (Russian: Заводоуко́вское). It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1941 and town status in 1960.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zavodoukovsk serves as the administrative center of Zavodoukovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Zavodoukovsk—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Zavodoukovsk and of Zavodoukovsky District are incorporated as Zavodoukovsky Urban Okrug.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #53
  2. Law #263