Novokuznetsk

city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia

Novokuznetsk (Russian: Новокузнецк, IPA: [nəvəkʊzˈnʲɛt͡sk]; literally: "new smith's", Shor: Аба-тура, Aba-tura) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast in south-western Siberia, Russia. It is the second largest city in the oblast, after Kemerovo. It had a population of 547,904 as of the 2010 Census.

Novokuznetsk
Новокузнецк
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Novokuznetsk is located in Russia
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Location of Novokuznetsk
Novokuznetsk is located in Kemerovo Oblast
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Novokuznetsk (Kemerovo Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°46′N 87°08′E / 53.767°N 87.133°E / 53.767; 87.133
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKemerovo Oblast
Founded1618
City status since1689
Government
 • HeadSergey Kuznetsov [1]
Area
 • Total424.27 km2 (163.81 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 • Total547,904
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
553,638 (+1%)
 • Rank29th in 2010
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Administrative status
 • Subordinated toNovokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
 • Capital ofNovokuznetsky District, Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Municipal status
 • Urban okrugNovokuznetsky Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofNovokuznetsky Urban Okrug, Novokuznetsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
654000–654103Edit this on Wikidata
Dialing code(s)+7 3843
OKTMO ID32731000001
Twin townsPittsburgh, Haifa, Nizhny TagilEdit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.admnkz.info

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