Guryevsk (russian: Гу́рьевск) is a
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
Kemerovo Oblast
Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...
,
Russia
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, located southeast of
Kemerovo
Kemerovo ( rus, Ке́мерово, p=ˈkʲemʲɪrəvə) is an industrial city and the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Iskitimka and Tom Rivers, in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Ba ...
, the
administrative center
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of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
It was founded in 1815 and was granted town status in 1938.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Guryevsk serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
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of
Guryevsky District
Guryevsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia.
* Guryevsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, an administrative district of Kaliningrad Oblast
*Guryevsky District, Kemerovo Oblast, an administrative and mun ...
, even though is not a part of it.
[Law #215-OZ] As an administrative division, it is, together with one
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 ...
(
Salair) and two rural localities, incorporated separately as Guryevsk
Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the
districts
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.
As a
municipal division, the town of Guryevsk is incorporated within Guryevsky Municipal District as Guryevskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #104-OZ] The town of Salair and the two rural localities are incorporated within Guryevsky Municipal District as Salairskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #104-OZ]
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of GuryevskGuryevsk Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Kemerovo Oblast
Populated places established in 1816
Former urban-type settlements of Kemerovo Oblast