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Leninsk-Kuznetsky (city)

City in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia


Summary

City in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia

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area_km22356.116
pop_2010census101666
pop_2010census_rank160th
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established_date1763
current_cat_date1925
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Leninsk-Kuznetsky (, ), known as Kolchugino (Кольчу́гино, ) until 1925, is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Inya River (Ob's tributary). The population as of 2021 is 92,244.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Leninsk-Kuznetsky serves as the administrative center of Leninsk-Kuznetsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated separately as Leninsk-Kuznetsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Leninsk-Kuznetsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Leninsk-Kuznetsky Urban Okrug.

Economy

Leninsk-Kuznetsky is one of the main coal mining centers of the Kuznetsk Basin. It is entirely turned towards the extraction of coal. Many mines are within the limits of the city.

Transportation

The city is on the trunk roads Leninsk-Kuznetsky–Novosibirsk and Kemerovo–Novokuznetsk and on the railway lines Novosibirsk–Novokuznetsk and Kemerovo–Novokuznetsk.

The city has had a trolleybus network since 1984. Trolza trolleybus in Leninsk-Kuznetsky.jpg|ZiU-682 trolleybus Железнодорожный вокзал станции Ленинск - Кузнецкий.jpg|Leninsk-Kuznetsky railroad station

Sports

The final Olympic gymnastic teams trained here for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Notable people

  • Oleg Tinkov, Russian businessman in banking, real estate and yachting
  • Maksim Devyatovskiy, Russian Olympic gymnast
  • Maria Filatova, Soviet Olympic gymnast
  • Anastasia Ilyankova, ROC Olympic gymnast
  • Daria Joura, Australian Olympic gymnast
  • Gennady Konyakhin, politician

References

Notes

Sources

References

  1. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
  2. "Подсчёт населения 2021 год".
  3. Law #215-OZ
  4. Law #104-OZ
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