Novokuybyshevsk
| Novokuybyshevsk (English) Новокуйбышевск (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Samara Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of December 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Samara Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Novokuybyshevsk |
| Administrative center of | city of oblast significance of Novokuybyshevsk |
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| Urban okrug | Novokuybyshevsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Novokuybyshevsk Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 108,438 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 150th |
| Time zone | SAMT (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | 1946 |
| City status since | February 22, 1952 |
| Previous names | Novo-Kuybyshev (until February 22, 1952) |
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Novokuybyshevsk (Russian: Новоку́йбышевск) is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the western bank of the Volga River, 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) away from it. Population: 108,438 (2010 Census);112,973 (2002 Census);112,987 (1989 Census).
During the Russian Civil War, the area where the city now stands was a place of ferocious battles with the White Czechs.
In 1946, shortly after World War II, the Soviets constructed an oil refinery in Novokuybyshevsk, which resulted in the establishment of a large village of approximately 14,000 people. The location soon turned out to be so advantageous that the government decided to develop the village into a major industrial center. In September 1951, the first working refineries started operating, on February 22, 1952, following the decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, Novo-Kuybyshev was granted town status and renamed Novokuybyshevsk.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as the city of oblast significance of Novokuybyshevsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Novokuybyshevsk is incorporated as Novokuybyshevsk Urban Okrug.
In the city the petrochemical, presented three refineries Rosneft company, as well as plants such as Petrochemicals, Samaraorgsintez, Novokuibyishevsk Refinery.
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