Zmeinogorsk (in English) Змеиногорск (Russian) |
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Location of Altai Krai in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of April 2013) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Altai Krai |
Administrative district | Zmeinogorsky District |
Town of district significance | Zmeinogorsk |
Administrative center of | Zmeinogorsky District, town of district significance of Zmeinogorsk |
Municipal status (as of November 2008) | |
Municipal district | Zmeinogorsky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Zmeinogorsk Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Zmeinogorsky Municipal District, Zmeinogorsk Urban Settlement |
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Population (2010 Census) | 10,955 inhabitants |
Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
Founded | 1736 |
Town status since | 1952 |
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Zmeinogorsk (Russian: Змеиного́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Zmeinogorsky District of Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Korbolikha (the Aley's tributary) and Zmeyevka Rivers. Population: 10,955 (2010 Census);11,625 (2002 Census);12,232 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1736 and granted town status in 1952.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zmeinogorsk serves as the administrative center of Zmeinogorsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with the selo of Lazurka, incorporated within Zmeinogorsky District as the town of district significance of Zmeinogorsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zmeinogorsk is incorporated within Zmeinogorsky Municipal District as Zmeinogorsk Urban Settlement.