Kuznetsk Кузнецк | |
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 Central square in Kuznetsk | |
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Location of Kuznetsk  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°07′N 46°36′E / 53.117°N 46.600°E / 53.117; 46.600 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1699 |
| Town status since | 1780 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.08 km2 (16.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 88,839 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 82,276 (−7.4%) |
| • Rank | 189th in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk[1] |
| • Capital of | Kuznetsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Kuznetsk Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Kuznetsk Urban Okrug,[5] Kuznetsky Municipal District[6] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [7]) |
| Postal code(s)[8] | 442530–442535, 442537–442539, 442541–442544, 442549 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84157 |
| OKTMO ID | 56705000001 |
| Website | gorodkuzneck |
Kuznetsk (Russian: Кузне́цк, IPA: [kʊzʲˈnʲetsk]) is a town in Penza Oblast, Russia, located in the foothills of the Volga Upland, mainly on the left bank of the Truyov River [ru]. Population: 88,839 (2010 Russian census);[3] 92,050 (2002 Census);[9] 98,588 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
Within Russia's framework of administrative divisions, Kuznetsk serves as the administrative center of Kuznetsky District, even though it does not form a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk is incorporated as Kuznetsk Urban Okrug.[5]
Vasily Naryshkin [ru] founded the settlement of Truyovo on the river Truyov [ru] in 1699. It became known as Truyovo-Voskresenskoe and then as Naryshkino. An ukaz of Catherine II renamed the village Kuznetsk in November 1780.
Kuznetsk is twinned with:
Gyula, Hungary (1970)
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