Kuvandyk
Town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia
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Kuvandyk (Russian: Куванды́к, romanized: Kuvandyk) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the Sakmara River at the southern end of the Ural Mountains, 194 kilometers (121 mi) east of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 26,169 (2010 census);[2] 28,679 (2002 census);[9] 28,339 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
Kuvandyk
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| Coordinates: 51°28′N 57°22′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Town status since | 1953 |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,169 |
• Estimate (2021) | 26,596 (+1.6%) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Kuvandyk[1] |
| • Capital of | Kuvandyksky District,[3] Town of Kuvandyk[4] |
| • Urban okrug | Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug[6] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [7]) |
| Postal code[8] | 462240–462244 |
| OKTMO ID | 53714000001 |
| Website | www |
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.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kuvandyk serves as the administrative center of Kuvandyksky District,[3] even though it is not a part of it.[4] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Kuvandyk[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Kuvandyk and of Kuvandyksky District are incorporated as Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug.[11][6]
