Prokopyevsk ( rus, Прокопьевск, p=prɐˈkopʲjɪfsk) is a

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Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...

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. Population:

History

It was founded in 1918 as the settlement of Prokopyevsky () from the existing villages of Monastyrskoye and Prokopyevskoye, and was granted town status and renamed in 1931.

Administrative and municipal status

200px, Town center Within the framework of administrative divisions, Prokopyevsk serves as the

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Prokopyevsky District Prokopyevsky District (russian: Проко́пьевский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.Law #215-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Municipal Dis ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #215-OZ As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

. As a municipal division, Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug.Law #104-OZ

Economy

Prokopyevsk is one of the main centers of the extraction of coking

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in the

Kuznetsk Basin The Kuznetsk Basin (russian: Кузнецкий угольный бассейн, Кузбасс; often abbreviated as Kuzbass or Kuzbas) in southwestern Siberia, Russia, is one of the largest coal mining areas in Russia, covering an area of aroun ...

(Kuzbass).

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=May 2011 Cities and towns in Kemerovo Oblast Monotowns in Russia