Kuznetsk
| Kuznetsk (English) Кузнецк (Russian) |
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 Central square in Kuznetsk |
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.svg) Location of Penza Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of November 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk |
| Administrative center of | Kuznetsky District, town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk |
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| Urban okrug | Kuznetsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Kuznetsk Urban Okrug, Kuznetsky Municipal District |
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| Area (urban okrug) (2010) | 42.08 km2 (16.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 88,839 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 189th |
| Population (January 2011 est.) | 88,806 inhabitants |
| Density | 2,111/km2 (5,470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1699 |
| Town status since | 1780 |
| Postal code(s) | 442530–442535, 442537–442539, 442541–442544, 442549 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84157 |
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Kuznetsk (Russian: Кузне́цк) is a town in Penza Oblast, Russia, located in the foothills of the Volga Upland, mainly on the left bank of the Truyov River. Population: 88,839 (2010 Census);92,050 (2002 Census);98,588 (1989 Census).
Within Russia's framework of administrative divisions, Kuznetsk serves as the administrative center of Kuznetsky District, even though it does not form a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk is incorporated as Kuznetsk Urban Okrug.
Vasiliy Fedorovich Naryshkin founded the settlement of Truyovo on the river Tryov in 1699. It became known as Truyovo-Voskresenskoe and then as Naryshkino. An ukaz of Catherine II renamed the village as Kuznetsk in November 1780.
Kuznetsk is twinned with:
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