Gukovo (russian: Гу́ково) is a mining
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...
,
Russia
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, located close to the
border with Ukraine. Population:
Geography
At , Gukovo is the highest elevated town in Rostov Region.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Gukovo
Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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.
[Law #340-ZS] As a
municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.
[Law #229-ZS]
Sports
Gukovo is home to one of the few
rally-racing clubs in the south of Russia.
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External links
Official website of Gukovo Gukovo Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast
Monotowns in Russia