Proletarsk, Rostov Oblast
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.svg) Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of October 2012) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast |
| Administrative district | Proletarsky District |
| Urban settlement | Proletarskoye |
| Administrative center of | Proletarsky District, Proletarskoye Urban Settlement |
| Municipal status (as of October 2004) | |
| Municipal district | Proletarsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Proletarskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Proletarsky Municipal District, Proletarskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 20,267 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Previous names | Velikoknyazheskaya |
| Postal code(s) | 347540–347542, 347544 |
Proletarsk (Russian: Пролета́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Proletarsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Manych River, on the Rostov-on-Don–Baku railway. Population: 20,267 (2010 Census);19,572 (2002 Census);19,422 (1989 Census).
It was formerly the Cossack stanitsa of Velikoknyazheskaya (Великокняжеская).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Proletarsk serves as the administrative center of Proletarsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Proletarsky District as Proletarskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Proletarsky Municipal District.
Soviet science fiction writer Petrony Gay Amatuni was born there in 1916.
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