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Gorodovikovsk

Town in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia

Summary

Town in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia

FieldValue
en_nameGorodovikovsk
ru_nameГородовиковск
loc_name1Бәәшңтә
loc_lang1Kalmyk
image_skylineGorodovikovsk - Площадь перед зданием администрации 06 (cropped 2).jpg
image_captionBuddhist structures in front of the administration
coordinates
image_coaCoat of arms of Gorodovikovsk.png
federal_subjectRepublic of Kalmykia
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adm_district_jurGorodovikovsky District
adm_district_jur_ref
adm_selsoviet_jurGorodovikovsk
adm_selsoviet_typeTown
adm_selsoviet_jur_ref
adm_ctr_of1Gorodovikovsky District
adm_ctr_of1_ref
adm_ctr_of2Town of Gorodovikovsk
adm_ctr_of2_ref
inhabloc_catTown
inhabloc_cat_ref
mun_district_jurGorodovikovsky Municipal District
mun_district_jur_ref
urban_settlement_jurGorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement
urban_settlement_jur_ref
mun_admctr_of1Gorodovikovsky Municipal District
mun_admctr_of1_ref
mun_admctr_of2Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement
mun_admctr_of2_ref
area_km215.6
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census9565
pop_2010census_ref
established_date1871
current_cat_date1971
websitehttp://admgorodovikovsk.ru/

Gorodovikovsk (; , Bääşñtä) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located on the , 240 km west of Elista. Population: It was previously known as Bashanta (until 1971).

History

It was founded in 1871 as a Kalmyk settlement of Bashanta (Башанта, a Russified version of its Kalmyk name). It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938. In 1971, it was granted town status and renamed Gorodovikovsk after the Hero of the Soviet Union Oka Gorodovikov, who was of Kalmyk origin.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodovikovsk serves as the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky District as the Town of Gorodovikovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Gorodovikovsk is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky Municipal District as Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement.

Tourist attractions

Xurulzankavy.jpg|Tantric monastery in Gorodovikovsk "Фонтан" в парке Городовиковска.jpg|Lotus Lawn and Church of the Holy Tsarevich Alexy Памятник Ленину Городовиковск.jpg|Statue of Lenin Cerkovvgorod.jpg|Church of Archangel Michael Мемориал воинам, погибшим в годы Великой Отечественной войны Городовиковск.jpg|Memorial to soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War

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References

  1. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
  2. "Исследовательская работа «Географические топонимы в названиях населённых пунктов Городовиковского района» | Социальная сеть работников образования".
  3. "Калмыкия в годы Второй и Третьей пятилеток (1933 — июнь 1941 г.)".
  4. (1971-02-11). "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета РСФСР от 8 февраля 1971 года «О преобразовании рабочего посёлка Башанта Городовиковского района Калмыцкой АССР в город районного подчинения»".
  5. Appendix to Decree #137
  6. Law #308-IV-Z
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