Kotovo, Volgograd Oblast

Kotovo (in English) Котово (Russian)
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Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia
Kotovo Location of Kotovo in Volgograd Oblast
Coordinates: 50°18′N 44°49′E / 50.300°N 44.817°E / 50.300; 44.817Coordinates: 50°18′N 44°49′E / 50.300°N 44.817°E / 50.300; 44.817

Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of 2012)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Volgograd Oblast
Administrative district	Kotovsky District
Town of district significance	Kotovo
Administrative center of	Kotovsky District, town of district significance of Kotovo
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Municipal district	Kotovsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Kotovo Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Kotovsky Municipal District, Kotovo Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	24,115 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1710s
Town status since	1966
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Kotovo (Russian: Ко́тово) is a town and the administrative center of Kotovsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the Kazanka River (Don's tributary), 229 kilometers (142 mi) north of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 24,115 (2010 Census);26,763 (2002 Census);25,360 (1989 Census).

It was founded in the 1710s and was granted town status in 1966.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kotovo serves as the administrative center of Kotovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kotovsky District as the town of district significance of Kotovo. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kotovo is incorporated within Kotovsky Municipal District as Kotovo Urban Settlement.