Kulebaki
Town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Kulebaki (Russian: Кулеба́ки) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located 188 kilometers (117 mi) southwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 35,759.[3]
Kulebaki
Кулебаки | |
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People's House | |
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 Interactive map of Kulebaki | |
  Kulebaki Location of Kulebaki .svg) Kulebaki Kulebaki (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 55°25′N 42°32′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[2] |
| First mentioned | 1719 |
| Town status since | 1932 |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 35,759 |
• Estimate (2021) | 32,184 (−10%) |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Kulebaki[2] |
| • Capital of | town of oblast significance of Kulebaki[2] |
| • Urban okrug | Kulebaki Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Kulebaki Urban Okrug[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| Postal codes[6] | 607010–607015, 607017, 607018, 607029 |
| OKTMO ID | 22727000001 |
| Website | kulebaki |
| 2010 Census | 35,759[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 39,072[7] |
| 1989 Census | 45,727[8] |
| 1979 Census | 48,135[9] |
History
The village of Kulebaki was first mentioned in 1719.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1932.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two work settlements (Gremyachevo and Veletma) and twenty-eight rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Kulebaki—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kulebaki is incorporated as Kulebaki Urban Okrug.[4]
Until May 2015, the town served as the administrative center of Kulebaksky District and, within the framework of administrative divisions, was incorporated within that district as a town of district significance.[10] As a municipal division, it was incorporated as Kulebaki Urban Settlement within Kulebaksky Municipal District.[11]
Economy
The local metal-working plant, Ruspolymet, founded in 1866 and originally producing equipment for railway industry, is now producing components for aerospace industry as well.[12]