Kuvandyk
{{Short description|Town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia}}
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Kuvandyk ({{langx|ru|Куванды́к|Kuvandyk}}) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the Sakmara River at the southern end of the Ural Mountains, {{convert|194|km|sp=us}} east of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=26,169|p2002=28,679|p1989=28,339}}
History
It was founded in the end of the 19th century as a migrants' village of Pokrovka ({{lang|ru|Покро́вка}}). It was granted town status in 1953.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kuvandyk serves as the administrative center of Kuvandyksky District,{{OKATO reference|53 224}} even though it is not a part of it.{{OKATO reference|53 414}} As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of KuvandykLaw #1370/276-IV-OZ—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Kuvandyk and of Kuvandyksky District are incorporated as Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug.Resolution #4-pLaw #3029/834-V-OZ
See also
- {{ill|Kuvandyk corridor|ba|Ҡыуандыҡ коридоры|kk|Қуандық дәлізі|ru|Кувандыкский коридор|tt|Куандык коридоры}}
References
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- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|ore|adm|law}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|ore|adm|list}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|ore|mun|list}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|ore|mun|list|kuvandyksky}}
External links
- [http://www.kuvandyk.org/ Official website of Kuvandyk] {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://www.kuvandyk.ru Unofficial website of Kuvandyk] {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://kraeved.opck.org/towns/kuvandik/kuvandik.php History of Kuvandyk] {{in lang|ru}}
- Mojgorod.ru. [http://www.mojgorod.ru/orenburg_obl/kuvandyk/index.html Entry on Kuvandyk] {{in lang|ru}}
{{Orenburg Oblast}}
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