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Gubkin

Gubkin (English)
Губкин (Russian)
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Location of Belgorod Oblast in Russia
Gubkin is located in Belgorod Oblast
Gubkin
Gubkin
Location of Gubkin in Belgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 51°17′N 37°34′E / 51.283°N 37.567°E / 51.283; 37.567Coordinates: 51°17′N 37°34′E / 51.283°N 37.567°E / 51.283; 37.567
Coat of Arms of Gubkin (Belgorod oblast).svg
Flag of Gubkin (Belgorod oblast).svg
Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of December 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Belgorod Oblast
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Gubkin
Administrative center of Gubkinsky District, town of oblast significance of Gubkin
Municipal status (as of March 2011)
Urban okrug Gubkinsky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Gubkinsky Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 88,560 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 190th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1930s
Town status since December 23, 1955
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Gubkin (Russian: Гу́бкин) is a town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located 138 kilometers (86 mi) northeast of Belgorod on the Oskolets River, a tributary of the Oskol River. Population: 88,560 (2010 Census);86,083 (2002 Census);73,848 (1989 Census).

It was founded in the 1930s in place of the village of Korobkovo and named after geologist Ivan Gubkin. In 1939, it was granted urban-type settlement status. Town status was granted to it on December 23, 1955. It was elevated in status to that of a town of oblast significance on March 7, 1960.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gubkin serves as the administrative center of Gubkinsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Gubkin—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the town of oblast significance of Gubkin and of Gubkinsky District are incorporated as Gubkinsky Urban Okrug.


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