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Krasnoslobodsk, Republic of Mordovia

Krasnoslobodsk (English)
Краснослободск (Russian)
Ош (Moksha)
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Location of the Republic of Mordovia in Russia
Krasnoslobodsk is located in Republic of Mordovia
Krasnoslobodsk
Krasnoslobodsk
Location of Krasnoslobodsk in the Republic of Mordovia
Coordinates: 54°26′N 43°48′E / 54.433°N 43.800°E / 54.433; 43.800Coordinates: 54°26′N 43°48′E / 54.433°N 43.800°E / 54.433; 43.800
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Administrative status (as of September 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Mordovia
Administrative district Krasnoslobodsky District
Town of district significance Krasnoslobodsk
Administrative center of Krasnoslobodsky District, town of district significance of Krasnoslobodsk
Municipal status (as of September 2011)
Municipal district Krasnoslobodsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Krasnoslobodskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Krasnoslobodsky Municipal District, Krasnoslobodskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 10,151 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Known since 1571
Town status since 1780
Postal code(s) 431260, 431261, 431289
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Krasnoslobodsk population
2010 Census 10,151
2002 Census 10,843
1989 Census 11,261
1979 Census 10,099

Krasnoslobodsk (Russian: Краснослобо́дск; Moksha: Ош) is a town and the administrative center of Krasnoslobodsky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, located on the left bank of the Moksha River (a tributary of the Oka), 107 kilometers (66 mi) west of Saransk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,151.

It has been known since 1571; town status was granted to it in 1780.

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


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