Zuyevka (russian: Зу́евка) 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
Zuyevsky District
Zuyevsky District (russian: Зу́евский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #203-ZO and municipalLaw #284-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the distric ...
in
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast (russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, ''Kirovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: 1,341,312 ( 2010 Census).
Geography
Na ...
,
Russia
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, located east of
Kirov, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
It was founded in 1899 as a settlement servicing the construction of the
Perm
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** Permsky District, the district
**Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia since 2005
**Perm Oblast, a former federal subject of Russia 1938–2005
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–
Kotlas
Kotlas (russian: Ко́тлас) is a town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda Rivers. Population:
Kotlas is the third largest town of Arkhangelsk Oblast in terms of population (after Ar ...
railway. It was named after a nearby eponymous village. Town status was granted to it in 1944.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Zuyevka 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
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Zuyevsky District
Zuyevsky District (russian: Зу́евский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #203-ZO and municipalLaw #284-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the distric ...
.
[Law #203-ZO] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zuyevsky District as the
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 ...
of Zuyevka.
As a
municipal division, the Town of Zuyevka is incorporated within Zuyevsky Municipal District as Zuyevskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #284-ZO]
References
Notes
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External links
Official website of ZuyevkaZuyevka Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Kirov Oblast