Zmeinogorsk (russian: Змеиного́рск, Town of snake's mountain) 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
Zmeinogorsky District of
Altai Krai,
Russia
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, located on the
Korbolikha (the
Aley
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The city is located on Mount Lebanon, 15 km uphill from Beirut on the freeway to Damascus. Aley has the nick ...
's
tributary
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) and
Zmeyevka Rivers. Population:
History
It was founded in 1736 and granted town status in 1952.
Geography
Climate
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Zmeinogorsk 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 is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Zmeinogorsky District.
[Law #28-ZS] As an administrative division, it is, together with the ''
selo'' of
Lazurka, incorporated within Zmeinogorsky 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 Zmeinogorsk.
[Law #112-ZS] As a
municipal division, the town of district significance of Zmeinogorsk is incorporated within Zmeinogorsky Municipal District as Zmeinogorsk Urban Settlement.
References
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External links
Official website of ZmeinogorskZmeinogorsk Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Altai Krai
Tomsk Governorate
Populated places established in 1736