Sorsk
Town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia
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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]
Sorsk
Сорск | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Khakas | Сорығ |
![]() Interactive map of Sorsk | |
| Coordinates: 54°02′N 90°15′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Khakassia[1] |
| Founded | 1940s |
| Town status since | 1966 |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,143 |
• Estimate (2021) | 10,124 (−16.6%) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Sorsk[1] |
| • Capital of | Town of Sorsk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Sorsk Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Sorsk Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 |
| Postal code[5] | 655111 |
| Dialing codes | +7 390332, 390323 |
| OKTMO ID | 95709000001 |
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]
