Sorsk

Town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sorsk (Russian: Сорск; Khakas: Сорығ, Sorığ) is a town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia, located 145 kilometers (90 mi) northwest of Abakan. Population: 12,143(2010 census);[2] 13,313(2002 census);[6] 15,130(1989 Soviet census).[7]

KhakasСорығ
CountryRussia
Founded1940s
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Сорск
Other transcription(s)
  KhakasСорығ
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Sorsk is located in Russia
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Location of Sorsk
Sorsk is located in Khakassia
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Sorsk (Khakassia)
Coordinates: 54°02′N 90°15′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhakassia[1]
Founded1940s
Town status since1966
Population
  Total
12,143
  Estimate 
(2021)
10,124 (−16.6%)
  Subordinated toTown of Sorsk[1]
  Capital ofTown of Sorsk[1]
  Urban okrugSorsk Urban Okrug[3]
  Capital ofSorsk Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code[5]
655111
Dialing codes+7 390332, 390323
OKTMO ID95709000001
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History

It was founded as the work settlement of Dzerzhinsky in the 1940s.[citation needed] It was renamed Sorsk and granted town status in 1966.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Sorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Sorsk is incorporated as Sorsk Urban Okrug.[3]

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