Area 40 km² | Town Zuyevka Local time Sunday 5:51 PM | |
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Municipal district Zuyevsky Municipal District Weather -2°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Zuyevka (Russian: Зу́евка) is a town and the administrative center of Zuyevsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located 121 kilometers (75 mi) east of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,198 (2010 Census); 12,600 (2002 Census); 16,112 (1989 Census).
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Map of Zuyevka, Kirovskaya Oblast, Russia
History
It was founded in 1899 as a settlement servicing the construction of the Perm–Kotlas railway. It was named after a nearby eponymous village. Town status was granted to it in 1944.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zuyevka serves as the administrative center of Zuyevsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zuyevsky District as the Town of Zuyevka. As a municipal division, the Town of Zuyevka is incorporated within Zuyevsky Municipal District as Zuyevskoye Urban Settlement.