Kamenka (russian: Ка́менка) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
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of
Kamensky District
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* Kamensky District, Altai Krai, an adm ...
in
Penza Oblast
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,
Russia
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, located on the
Atmis River
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(a
Moksha
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tributary
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) west of
Penza
Penza ( rus, Пе́нза, p=ˈpʲɛnzə) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 38th-l ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population: 30,000 (1970).
History
It was founded in the 18th century and granted a town status in 1951.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Kamenka 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
Kamensky District
Kamensky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The name is generally derived from or is related to the root "''kamen''" ("stone")—a common toponymic feature.
* Kamensky District, Altai Krai, an adm ...
.
[Law #774-ZPO] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kamensky District as the
town of district significance
Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...
of Kamenka.
As a
municipal division, the town of district significance of Kamenka is incorporated within Kamensky Municipal District as Kamenka Urban Settlement.
[Law #690-ZPO]
Notable residents
*
Nikolay Burdenko
Nikolay Nilovich Burdenko (russian: Николай Нилович Бурденко; – 11 November 1946) was a Russian Empire and Soviet surgeon, the founder of Russian neurosurgery. He was Surgeon-General of the Red Army (1937–1946), a ...
(1876–1946), surgeon, the founder of Russian neurosurgery
*
Anatoliy Chizhov (1934–2021), engineer and politician
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of KamenkaKamenka Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Penza Oblast
Nizhnelomovsky Uyezd
Populated places established in the 18th century