Leninsk-Kuznetsky (city)
| Leninsk-Kuznetsky Ленинск-Кузнецкий (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Leninsk-Kuznetsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Administrative center of | Leninsk-Kuznetsky District, Leninsk-Kuznetsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Municipal status (as of January 2012) | |
| Urban okrug | Leninsk-Kuznetsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Leninsk-Kuznetsky Urban Okrug, Leninsk-Kuznetsky Municipal District |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 101,666 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 160th |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Founded | 1763 |
| City status since | 1925 |
| Previous names | Kolchugino (until 1925) |
| Website | www |
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Leninsk-Kuznetsky (Russian: Ле́нинск-Кузне́цкий), known as Kolchugino (Кольчу́гино) until 1925, is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Inya River (Ob's tributary). Population: 101,666 (2010 Census);112,253 (2002 Census);165,487 (1989 Census); 128,000 (1972); 83,000 (1939); 20,000 (1926).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Leninsk-Kuznetsky serves as the administrative center of Leninsk-Kuznetsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated separately as Leninsk-Kuznetsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Leninsk-Kuznetsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Leninsk-Kuznetsky Urban Okrug.
Leninsk-Kuznetsky is one of the main coal mining centers of the Kuznetsk Basin. It is entirely turned towards the extraction of coal. Many mines are within the limits of the city.
The city is on the trunk roads Leninsk-Kuznetsky–Novosibirsk and Kemerovo–Novokuznetsk and on the railway lines Novosibirsk–Novokuznetsk and Kemerovo–Novokuznetsk.
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