Zvenigovo
Town in the Mari El Republic, Russia
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Zvenigovo (Russian: Звени́гово; Meadow Mari: Провой, Provoj) is a town and the administrative center of Zvenigovsky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 90 kilometers (56 mi) south of Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 11,946.[3]
Zvenigovo
Звенигово | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Meadow Mari | Провой |
![]() Interactive map of Zvenigovo | |
| Coordinates: 55°59′N 48°01′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Mari El[2] |
| Administrative district | Zvenigovsky District[1] |
| town of district significanceSelsoviet | Zvenigovo[1] |
| Founded | 1860 |
| Town status since | 1974 |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,946 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,822 (−9.4%) |
| • Capital of | Zvenigovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Zvenigovo[1] |
| • Municipal district | Zvenigovsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Zvenigovo Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Zvenigovsky Municipal District,[5] Zvenigovo Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| Postal code[7] | 425060–425062 |
| OKTMO ID | 88612101001 |
| 2010 Census | 11,946[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 12,722[8] |
| 1989 Census | 14,239[9] |
| 1979 Census | 12,013[10] |
History
It was founded in 1860 and granted urban-type settlement status in 1927 and town status in 1974.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zvenigovo serves as the administrative center of Zvenigovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the village of Chuvash-Otary), incorporated within Zvenigovsky District as the town of district significance of Zvenigovo.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zvenigovo is incorporated within Zvenigovsky Municipal District as Zvenigovo Urban Settlement.[4]
