Kuvandyk
Town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia
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::summary Town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Russian inhabited locality"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Kuvandyk |
| ru_name | Кувандык |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | right |
| image_coa | Coat of Arms of Kuvandyk (Orenburg oblast).png |
| federal_subject | Orenburg Oblast |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_city_jur | Town of Kuvandyk |
| adm_city_jur_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of1 | Kuvandyksky District |
| adm_ctr_of1_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of2 | Town of Kuvandyk |
| adm_ctr_of2_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | Town |
| inhabloc_cat_ref | |
| urban_okrug_jur | Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug |
| urban_okrug_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of | Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug |
| mun_admctr_of_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 26169 |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| current_cat_date | 1953 |
| postal_codes | 462240–462244 |
| website | http://www.kuvandyk.org |
| :: |
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Kuvandyk () is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the Sakmara River at the southern end of the Ural Mountains, 194 km east of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History
It was founded in the end of the 19th century as a migrants' village of Pokrovka (Покро́вка). It was granted town status in 1953.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kuvandyk serves as the administrative center of Kuvandyksky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Kuvandyk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Kuvandyk and of Kuvandyksky District are incorporated as Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/В_центре_Кувандыка_-_panoramio.jpg" caption="Downtown" alt="В центре Кувандыка - panoramio.jpg"] ::
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References
- Law #2367/495-IV-OZ
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- {{OKATO reference. 53 224
- {{OKATO reference. 53 414
- Law #1370/276-IV-OZ
- Resolution #4-p
- Law #3029/834-V-OZ
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