Nikolsk
Никольск | |
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Coordinates: 53°43′N 46°04′E / 53.717°N 46.067°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Nikolsky District[1] |
Town of district significance | Nikolsk[1] |
Founded | 1761 |
Town status since | 1954 |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 22,471 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 20,572 (−8.5%) |
• Capital of | Nikolsky District,[1] town of district significance of Nikolsk[1] |
• Municipal district | Nikolsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Nikolsk Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Nikolsky Municipal District,[5] Nikolsk Urban Settlement[6] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
Postal code(s)[8] | 442680–442683, 442699 |
OKTMO ID | 56653101001 |
Nikolsk (Russian: Нико́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Nikolsky District in Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyrgan River 120 kilometers (75 mi) northeast of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 22,471 (2010 Russian census);[2] 24,061 (2002 Census);[9] 26,871 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
It was established in place of the villages of Nikolskoye (Нико́льское), known since 1668, and Pestrovka (Пестровка), known since the 1680s. It was called Nikolo-Pestrovka (Нико́ло-Пестровка) in 1761 and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1928.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1954.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nikolsk serves as the administrative center of Nikolsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nikolsky District as the town of district significance of Nikolsk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Nikolsk is incorporated within Nikolsky Municipal District as Nikolsk Urban Settlement.[4]