Prokopyevsk

Prokopyevsk (Russian: Прокопьевск, IPA: [prɐˈkopʲjɪfsk]) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 210,130 (2010 Census);^[3] 224,597 (2002 Census);^[7] 273,838 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1926	11,000	—
1939	107,000	+872.7%
1959	281,958	+163.5%
1970	274,485	−2.7%
1979	266,167	−3.0%
1989	273,838	+2.9%
2002	224,597	−18.0%
2010	210,130	−6.4%
2021	177,819	−15.4%
Source: Census data

Prokopyevsk Прокопьевск
City[1]
Artyom Palace of Culture
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Prokopyevsk
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Coordinates: 53°53′N 86°43′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kemerovo Oblast[1]
Founded	1918
City status since	1931[2]
Government
• Head	Maksim Shkarabeynikov
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	210,130
• Rank	88th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Prokopyevsky District,[1] Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug,[4] Prokopyevsky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	653000
Dialing code(s)	+7 3846
OKTMO ID	32737000001
Website	pearlkuz.ru

History

It was founded in 1918 as the settlement of Prokopyevsky (Проко́пьевский) from the existing villages of Monastyrskoye and Prokopyevskoye, and was granted town status and renamed in 1931.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Town center

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Prokopyevsk serves as the administrative center of Prokopyevsky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug.^[4]

Economy

Prokopyevsk is one of the main centers of the extraction of coking coal in the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbass).