Kuvandyk
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| Administrative status (as of December 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Kuvandyk |
| Administrative center of | Kuvandyksky District, Town of Kuvandyk |
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| Urban okrug | Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 26,169 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Town status since | 1953 |
| Postal code(s) | 462240–462244 |
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Kuvandyk (Russian: Куванды́к) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the Sakmara River at the southern end of the Ural Mountains, 194 kilometers (121 mi) east of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 26,169 (2010 Census);28,679 (2002 Census);28,339 (1989 Census).
It was founded in the end of the 19th century as a migrants' village of Pokrovka (Покро́вка). It was granted town status in 1953.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kuvandyk serves as the administrative center of Kuvandyksky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Kuvandyk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Kuvandyk and of Kuvandyksky District are incorporated as Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug.
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