Surovikino

Surovikino (Russian: Сурови́кино) is a town and the administrative center of Surovikinsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Chir and Don Rivers (Tsimlyansk Reservoir), 154 kilometers (96 mi) west of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 20,533 (2010 Census);^[3] 20,338 (2002 Census);^[7] 18,336 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Surovikino Суровикино
Town[1]
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Coordinates: 48°36′N 42°51′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Volgograd Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Surovikinsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Surovikino[2]
Founded	1900
Town status since	1966
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	20,533
Administrative status
• Capital of	Surovikinsky District,[1] town of district significance of Surovikino[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Surovikinsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Surovikino Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Surovikinsky Municipal District,[4] Surovikino Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	404411–404415
OKTMO ID	18653101001
Website	web.archive.org/web/20131105060842/http://www.surovikino.ru/

History

It was founded as a settlement around the Surovikino railway station, which opened in 1900.^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status in 1966.^{[citation needed]}

On August 23, 2024, Islamic State militants detained at a penal colony in the town seized control of the prison where they were being held, killing four guards and taking others hostage before being shot by responding FSB forces.^[9]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Surovikino serves as the administrative center of Surovikinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Surovikinsky District as the town of district significance of Surovikino.^[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Surovikino is incorporated within Surovikinsky Municipal District as Surovikino Urban Settlement.^[4]