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Uren (town)

Uren (in English)
Урень (Russian)
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Uren Lenin street.jpg
Lenina Street in Uren
Map of Russia - Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Uren is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Uren
Uren
Location of Uren in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 57°27′N 45°47′E / 57.450°N 45.783°E / 57.450; 45.783Coordinates: 57°27′N 45°47′E / 57.450°N 45.783°E / 57.450; 45.783
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administrative district Urensky District
Town of district significance Uren
Administrative center of Urensky District, town of district significance of Uren
Municipal status (as of September 2013)
Municipal district Urensky Municipal District
Urban settlement Uren Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Uren Municipal District, Uren Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 12,304 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
First mentioned 1719
Town status since 1973
Postal code(s) 606800, 606803
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Uren (Russian: Уре́нь) is a town and the administrative center of Urensky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right high bank of the Usta River (Volga's basin), 183 kilometers (114 mi) northeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 12,304 (2010 Census);12,558 (2002 Census);13,560 (1989 Census).

It was first mentioned in 1719. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1959 and town status in 1973.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uren serves as the administrative center of Urensky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Urensky District as the town of district significance of Uren. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Uren is incorporated within Urensky Municipal District as Uren Urban Settlement.

There is a railway station in the town.


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