Zavitinsk (russian: Завити́нск) 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 ...

and 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 is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of Zavitinsky District in

Amur Oblast Amur Oblast ( rus, Аму́рская о́бласть, r=Amurskaya oblast, p=ɐˈmurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers in the Russian Far East. The administrat ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

. Population:

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zavitinsk serves as the

of Zavitinsky District.Laws #127-OZ and #88-OZ As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Zavitinsky District as Zavitinsk

Urban Settlement An Urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures. *Municipal urban settlement, a type of subdivision such as Cape town in Western Cape *Urban settlement, ...

. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Zavitinsky Municipal District.Law #88-OZ

Military

Zavitinsk air base is located northeast of the town.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2013 Cities and towns in Amur Oblast Amur Oblast (Russian Empire)