Country Russia Area 51.7 km² | Federal subject Kemerovo Oblast Local time Monday 11:37 AM | |
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Administratively subordinated to Topki Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction Administrative center of Topkinsky District, Topki Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction Municipal district Topkinsky Municipal District Urban settlement Topkinskoye Urban Settlement Weather -5°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 61% Humidity Points of interest Topkinskiy istoricheskiy muzey, Russkaya Piyeta, Parovoz | ||
Topki (Russian: Топки́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 38 kilometers (24 mi) west of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 28,641 (2010 Census); 31,004 (2002 Census); 33,574 (1989 Census).
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Map of Topki, Kemerovskaya Oblast, Russia
History
It was founded in 1914 due to the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Topki railway station was opened in 1916. It was granted town status in 1933.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Topki serves as the administrative center of Topkinsky District, even though is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Topki Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Topki Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Topkinsky Municipal District as Topkinskoye Urban Settlement.