Town Gorodovikovsk | Local time Friday 10:40 AM | |
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Administrative district Gorodovikovsky District Municipal district Gorodovikovsky Municipal District Weather 9°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
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 Bashantenon River, 240 kilometers (150 mi) west of Elista. Population: 9,565 (2010 Census); 10,940 (2002 Census); 11,902 (1989 Census).
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Map of Gorodovikovsk, Kalmykia, Russia
History
It was founded in 1872 as a Kalmyk settlement of Bashanta (Башанта). It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938. In 1971, it was granted town status and renamed Gorodovikovsk after the Hero of the Soviet Union Oka Gorodovikov, who was of Kalmyk origin.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodovikovsk serves as the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky District as the Town of Gorodovikovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Gorodovikovsk is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky Municipal District as Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement.