Sosnovka (Kirov)

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city
Sosnovka
Сосновка
Federal district Volga
Oblast Kirov
Rajon Vyatsky Polyany
First mention 1699
City since 1962
surface 14  km²
population 11,960 inhabitants
(as of Oct. 14, 2010)
Population density 854 inhabitants / km²
Height of the center 80  m
Time zone UTC + 3
Telephone code (+7) 83334
Post Code 612993, 612994
License Plate 43
OKATO 33 210 504
Geographical location
Coordinates 56 ° 15 ′  N , 51 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 56 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  N , 51 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  E
Sosnovka (Kirov) (European Russia)
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Location in the western part of Russia
Sosnovka (Kirov) (Kirov Oblast)
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Location in Kirov Oblast
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Sosnowka ( Russian Сосновка ) is a city in Kirov Oblast ( Russia ) with 11,960 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located about 360 km southeast of the Oblast capital Kirov on the Vyatka , a right tributary of the Kama .

Sosnowka belongs to Rajon vyatskiye polyany .

history

Sosnowka was first mentioned in 1699, received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1938 and town charter in 1962.

Population development

year Residents
1939 5,967
1959 14,115
1970 16,748
1979 15,657
1989 15,179
2002 12,840
2010 11,960

Note: census data

Individual evidence

  1. a b Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

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