Nyazepetrovsk

Nyazepetrovsk (Russian: Нязепетро́вск) is a town and the administrative center of Nyazepetrovsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Nyazya River (a tributary of the Ufa), 150 kilometers (93 mi) northwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 12,451 (2010 Census);^[2] 13,405 (2002 Census);^[6] 17,133 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Nyazepetrovsk Нязепетровск
Town[1]
City of Nyazepetrovsk
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Location of Nyazepetrovsk
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Coordinates: 56°03′N 59°36′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Nyazepetrovsky District[1]
Town	Nyazepetrovsk[1]
Founded	1747
Town status since	1944
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	12,451
Administrative status
• Capital of	Nyazepetrovsky District,[1] Town of Nyazepetrovsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Nyazepetrovsky Municipal District[1]
• Urban settlement	Nyazepetrovskoye Urban Settlement[1]
• Capital of	Nyazepetrovsky Municipal District,[1] Nyazepetrovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	456970, 456971
OKTMO ID	75644101001

History

It was founded in 1747.^{[citation needed]} Town status was granted to it in 1944.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nyazepetrovsk serves as the administrative center of Nyazepetrovsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Nyazepetrovsky District as the Town of Nyazepetrovsk.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Nyazepetrovsk is incorporated within Nyazepetrovsky Municipal District as Nyazepetrovskoye Urban Settlement.^[1]