Coat of arms Flag Federal subject Tambov Oblast Local time Friday 11:34 PM | Country Russia Urban okrug Kotovsk Urban Okrug | |
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Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Kotovsk Administrative center of town of oblast significance of Kotovsk Weather 2°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Kotovsk (Russian: Кото́вск) is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Tsna River 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) south of Tambov. Population: 31,850 (2010 Census); 34,054 (2002 Census); 38,510 (1989 Census).
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Map of Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, Russia
History
Kotovsk was founded before World War I under the initiative of Tsar Nicholas II as a settlement for workers who were engaged in the construction of the gunpowder factory (commissioned in 1912). Initially, it was called Porokhovoy Zavod (Порохово́й Заво́д, lit. gunpowder factory). It was later turned renamed Krasny Boyevik (Кра́сный Боеви́к, lit. red fighter), because it was used by the Bolsheviks as a lodgement for the establishment of the Soviet government in the region. In 1940, it was granted town status and renamed Kotovsk after Grigory Kotovsky (1881–1925), who had suppressed an anti-Soviet peasant rebellion in Tambov Governorate in 1921.
The railway station was closed.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Kotovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kotovsk is incorporated as Kotovsk Urban Okrug.