Skovorodino, Amur Oblast
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| Administrative status (as of December 2008) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Amur Oblast |
| Administrative district | Skovorodinsky District |
| Urban settlement | Skovorodino |
| Administrative center of | Skovorodinsky District, Skovorodino Urban Settlement |
| Municipal status (as of March 2009) | |
| Municipal district | Skovorodinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Skovorodino Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Skovorodinsky Municipal District, Skovorodino Urban Settlement |
| Mayor | Tatyana Konyushikhina |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 9,564 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Town status since | 1927 |
| Previous names |
Zmeiny, Never-1 (until 1911), Rukhlovo (until 1938) |
| Postal code(s) | 676010–676015 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41654 |
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Skovorodino (Russian: Сковородино́) is a town and the administrative center of Skovorodinsky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, located in the upper stream of the Bolshoy Never River 669 kilometers (416 mi) northwest of Blagoveshchensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Skovorodino is located 54 kilometers (34 mi) from the border with Heilongjiang, China. Population: 9,564 (2010 Census);10,566 (2002 Census);13,824 (1989 Census).
The nearest significant town is Tynda, about 140 kilometers (87 mi) to the north on the Baikal-Amur Mainline.
It was founded in 1908 as the settlement of Zmeiny (Змеи́ный) during the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It was then renamed Never-1 (Невер-1) after the nearby river. In 1911, it was once again renamed and became Rukhlovo (Рухлово). It was granted town status in 1927.
In 1938, it was renamed Skovorodino in honor of A. N. Skovorodin (1890–1920), chairman of a local soviet, who had been killed here during the Russian Civil War. There is a myth that it was named after a frying pan factory ordered by Stalin (in Russian, "frying pan" is "сковорода" (skovoroda)), which is not correct.
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