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Uzlovaya (Russian: Узлова́я) is a town and the administrative center of Uzlovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia. Population: 55,282(2010 census);[3] 59,763(2002 census);[10] 64,889(1989 Soviet census).[11]

CountryRussia
Founded1873
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
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Uzlovaya is located in Tula Oblast
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Uzlovaya (Tula Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°59′N 38°10′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTula Oblast[1]
Administrative districtUzlovsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdictionSelsovietUzlovaya[2]
Founded1873
Town status since1938
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
  Total
55,282
  Estimate 
(2025)[4]
47,558 (−14%)
  Capital ofUzlovsky District,[1] Uzlovaya Town Under District Jurisdiction[5]
  Municipal districtUzlovsky Municipal District[6]
  Urban settlementUzlovaya Urban Settlement[6]
  Capital ofUzlovsky Municipal District,[6] Uzlovaya Urban Settlement[7]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[8])
Postal codes[9]
301600, 301602, 301603, 301605, 301607–301610
OKTMO ID70644101001
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History

It was founded in 1873 as Khrushchyovskaya (Хрущёвская) railway station.[citation needed] It was renamed Uzlovaya in 1877 and granted town status in 1938.[citation needed] The railway influenced much the life and the future of the town.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uzlovaya serves as the administrative center of Uzlovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uzlovsky District as Uzlovaya Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Uzlovaya Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Uzlovsky Municipal District as Uzlovaya Urban Settlement.[6]

Economy

The station connects three important railway directions: Ryazhsk, Yelets, and Tula. The first coal mines were founded in the late 1930s.

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