Gorodovikovsk

Gorodovikovsk (Russian: Городовико́вск; Kalmyk: Бәәшңтә, Bääşñtä) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located on the Bashanta River [ru], 240 kilometers (150 mi) west of Elista. Population: 9,565 (2010 Census);^[2] 10,940 (2002 Census);^[6] 11,902 (1989 Soviet census).^[7] It was previously known as Bashanta (until 1971).

Gorodovikovsk Городовиковск
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Kalmyk	Бәәшңтә
Buddhist structures in front of the administration
Coat of arms
Location of Gorodovikovsk
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Coordinates: 46°05′N 41°56′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kalmykia[1]
Administrative district	Gorodovikovsky District[1]
Town	Gorodovikovsk[1]
Founded	1871
Town status since	1971
Area [1]
• Total	15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	9,565
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Gorodovikovsky District,[1] Town of Gorodovikovsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Gorodovikovsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Gorodovikovsky Municipal District,[3] Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	359050–359053
OKTMO ID	85605101001
Website	admgorodovikovsk.ru

History

It was founded in 1871 as a Kalmyk settlement of Bashanta (Башанта, a Russified version of its Kalmyk name).^[8] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938.^[9] In 1971, it was granted town status and renamed Gorodovikovsk after the Hero of the Soviet Union Oka Gorodovikov, who was of Kalmyk origin.^[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodovikovsk serves as the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky District as the Town of Gorodovikovsk.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Gorodovikovsk is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky Municipal District as Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement.^[3]

Tourist attractions

• 
  Tantric monastery in Gorodovikovsk
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  Lotus Lawn and Church of the Holy Tsarevich Alexy
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  Monument to Oka Gorodovikov
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  Statue of Lenin
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  Church of Archangel Michael
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  Memorial to soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War