Kodinsk

Town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kodinsk (Russian: Коди́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Kezhemsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Angara River, 735 kilometers (457 mi) north of Krasnoyarsk. Population: 14,830(2010 census);[2] 14,746(2002 census);[6] 14,050(1989 Soviet census).[7]

CountryRussia
Founded1977
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
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Kodinsk is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
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Coordinates: 58°41′N 99°11′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administrative districtKezhemsky District[1]
District townSelsovietKodinsk[1]
Founded1977
Town status since1989
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
  Total
14,830
  Estimate 
(2021)
13,324 (−10.2%)
  Capital ofKezhemsky District,[1] district town of Kodinsk[1]
  Municipal districtKezhemsky Municipal District[3]
  Urban settlementKodinsk Urban Settlement[3]
  Capital ofKezhemsky Municipal District,[3] Kodinsk Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code[5]
663470Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID04624101001
Websitewww.admkodinsk.ru
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History

It was founded in 1977 as the settlement of Kodinskoye (Коди́нское) servicing the construction of the Boguchanskaya hydroelectric power station;[citation needed] the name is after the Koda River, a tributary of the Angara that ends about 12 km northeast of the town. The name Koda in turn is derived from Evenki word kada, meaning "cliff".[8] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1978 and town status in 1989.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kodinsk serves as the administrative center of Kezhemsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the village of Syromolotovo, incorporated within Kezhemsky District as the district town of Kodinsk.[1] As a municipal division, the district town of Kodinsk is incorporated within Kezhemsky Municipal District as Kodinsk Urban Settlement.[3]

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