Prokopyevsk
Прокопьевск | |
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Artyom Palace of Culture | |
Coordinates: 53°53′N 86°43′E / 53.883°N 86.717°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast [1] |
Founded | 1918 |
City status since | 1931 [2] |
Government | |
• Head | Maksim Shkarabeynikov |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 210,130 |
• Rank | 88th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction [1] |
• Capital of | Prokopyevsky District, [1] Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction [1] |
• Urban okrug | Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug [4] |
• Capital of | Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug, [4] Prokopyevsky Municipal District [4] |
Time zone |
UTC+7 (
MSK+4
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Postal code(s) [6] | 653000 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 3846 |
OKTMO ID | 32737000001 |
Website |
pearlkuz |
Prokopyevsk (Russian: Прокопьевск, IPA: [prɐˈkopʲjɪfsk]) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 210,130 ( 2010 Russian census); [3] 224,597 ( 2002 Census); [7] 273,838 ( 1989 Soviet census). [8]
It was founded in 1918 as the settlement of Prokopyevsky (Проко́пьевский) from the existing villages of Monastyrskoye and Prokopyevskoye, and was granted town status and renamed in 1931. [2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Prokopyevsk serves as the administrative center of Prokopyevsky District, even though it is not a part of it. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. [1] As a municipal division, Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug. [4]
Prokopyevsk is one of the main centers of the extraction of coking coal in the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbass).
Prokopyevsk
Прокопьевск | |
---|---|
Artyom Palace of Culture | |
Coordinates: 53°53′N 86°43′E / 53.883°N 86.717°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast [1] |
Founded | 1918 |
City status since | 1931 [2] |
Government | |
• Head | Maksim Shkarabeynikov |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 210,130 |
• Rank | 88th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction [1] |
• Capital of | Prokopyevsky District, [1] Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction [1] |
• Urban okrug | Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug [4] |
• Capital of | Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug, [4] Prokopyevsky Municipal District [4] |
Time zone |
UTC+7 (
MSK+4
![]() |
Postal code(s) [6] | 653000 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 3846 |
OKTMO ID | 32737000001 |
Website |
pearlkuz |
Prokopyevsk (Russian: Прокопьевск, IPA: [prɐˈkopʲjɪfsk]) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 210,130 ( 2010 Russian census); [3] 224,597 ( 2002 Census); [7] 273,838 ( 1989 Soviet census). [8]
It was founded in 1918 as the settlement of Prokopyevsky (Проко́пьевский) from the existing villages of Monastyrskoye and Prokopyevskoye, and was granted town status and renamed in 1931. [2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Prokopyevsk serves as the administrative center of Prokopyevsky District, even though it is not a part of it. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. [1] As a municipal division, Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug. [4]
Prokopyevsk is one of the main centers of the extraction of coking coal in the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbass).