Serdobsk

Serdobsk (English) Сердобск (Russian)
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Location of Penza Oblast in Russia
Serdobsk Location of Serdobsk in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 52°28′N 44°12′E / 52.467°N 44.200°E / 52.467; 44.200Coordinates: 52°28′N 44°12′E / 52.467°N 44.200°E / 52.467; 44.200
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of November 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Penza Oblast
Administrative district	Serdobsky District
Town of district significance	Serdobsk
Administrative center of	Serdobsky District, town of district significance of Serdobsk
Municipal status (as of October 2013)
Municipal district	Serdobsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Serdobsk Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Serdobsky Municipal District, Serdobsk Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	35,393 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Known since	1699
Town status since	1780
Previous names	Serdobinskaya sloboda (until mid-18th century), Bolshaya Serdoba
Postal code(s)	442890, 442891, 442893-442895, 442899
Dialing code(s)	+7 84167
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Serdobsk (Russian: Сердо́бск) is a town and the administrative center of Serdobsky District in Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the Serdoba River (Don's basin) 111 kilometers (69 mi) southeast of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 35,393 (2010 Census);37,738 (2002 Census);43,518 (1989 Census).

It has been known since 1699 as Serdobinskaya sloboda (Сердобинская слобода). Since the mid-18th century, it had been called Bolshaya Serdoba (Больша́я Сердоба). It was granted town status in 1780.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Serdobsk serves as the administrative center of Serdobsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Serdobsky District as the town of district significance of Serdobsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Serdobsk is incorporated within Serdobsky Municipal District as Serdobsk Urban Settlement.

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