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Coat of arms
  
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Federal subject
  
Orenburg Oblast

Area
  
55.93 km²

Country
  
Russia

Administratively subordinated to
  
Town of Sorochinsk

Local time
  
Monday 1:29 PM

Sorochinsk

Administrative center of
  
Sorochinsky District, Town of Sorochinsk

Urban okrug
  
Sorochinsky Urban Okrug

Weather
  
0°C, Wind S at 23 km/h, 80% Humidity

Svetlanov conducts mussorgsky the fair at sorochinsk hopak


Sorochinsk (Russian: Соро́чинск) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the Samara River (Volga's tributary), 170 kilometers (110 mi) northwest of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 29,249.

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Map of Sorochinsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia

Hopak from the fair at sorochinsk by mussorgsky modest arr isaac merle j


History

It was founded in 1737 as the fortress of Sorochinskaya (Сорочинская). It had been known as the village of Sorochinskoye (Сорочинское) since the 19th century. It was granted town status and renamed Sorochinsk in 1945.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sorochinsk serves as the administrative center of Sorochinsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Sorochinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Sorochinsk and of Sorochinsky District are incorporated as Sorochinsky Urban Okrug. Prior to June 1, 2015, the Town of Sorochinsk was incorporated as Sorochinsk Urban Okrug, separately from Sorochinsky Municipal District.

References

Sorochinsk Wikipedia