Zavodoukovsk
Town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia
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Zavodoukovsk (Russian: Заводоуко́вск) is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Uk River (an arm of the Tobol) 96 kilometers (60 mi) southeast of Tyumen, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 25,647.[2]
Zavodoukovsk
Заводоуковск | |
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Selmash microdistrict in Zavodoukovsk | |
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 Interactive map of Zavodoukovsk | |
  Zavodoukovsk Location of Zavodoukovsk  Zavodoukovsk Zavodoukovsk (Tyumen Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 56°29′N 66°32′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tyumen Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1729 |
| Town status since | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Administration | Maria Gliyun |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,647 |
• Estimate (2021) | 27,100 (+5.7%) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Zavodoukovsk[1] |
| • Capital of | Zavodoukovsky District,[1] Town of Zavodoukovsk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Zavodoukovsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Zavodoukovsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [4]) |
| Postal codes[5] | 627139–627145, 627149 |
| Dialing code | +7 34542 |
| OKTMO ID | 71703000001 |
| Town Day | Last Sunday of June |
| Website | www |
| 2010 Census | 25,647[2] |
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| 2002 Census | 25,674[6] |
| 1989 Census | 25,827[7] |
| 1979 Census | 21,450[8] |
History
It was founded in 1729 as a village of Ukovskaya (Уко́вская).[citation needed] In 1787, it was renamed Zavodoukovskoye (Заводоуко́вское).[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1941 and town status in 1960.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zavodoukovsk serves as the administrative center of Zavodoukovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Zavodoukovsk—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Zavodoukovsk and of Zavodoukovsky District are incorporated as Zavodoukovsky Urban Okrug.[3][1]