Kodinsk
Town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
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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]
Kodinsk
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| Coordinates: 58°41′N 99°11′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | Kezhemsky District[1] |
| District townSelsoviet | Kodinsk[1] |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Town status since | 1989 |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,830 |
• Estimate (2021) | 13,324 (−10.2%) |
| • Capital of | Kezhemsky District,[1] district town of Kodinsk[1] |
| • Municipal district | Kezhemsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Kodinsk Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Kezhemsky Municipal District,[3] Kodinsk Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 |
| Postal code[5] | |
| OKTMO ID | 04624101001 |
| Website | www |
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]
