Gorodovikovsk
Gorodovikovsk
Городовиковск | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Kalmyk | Бәәшңтә |
Buddhist structures in front of the administration | |
Location of Gorodovikovsk | |
| Coordinates: 46°05′N 41°56′E / 46.083°N 41.933°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kalmykia |
| Administrative district | Gorodovikovsky District |
| Town | Gorodovikovsk |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Town status since | 1971 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,565 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| • Capital of | Gorodovikovsky District, Town of Gorodovikovsk |
| • Municipal district | Gorodovikovsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Gorodovikovsky Municipal District, Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 359050–359053 |
| OKTMO ID | 85605101001 |
| Website | admgorodovikovsk |
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Gorodovikovsk (Russian: Городовико́вск; Kalmyk: Бәәшңтә, Bääşñtä) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located on the Bashanta River, 240 kilometers (150 mi) west of Elista. Population: 9,565 (2010 Census); 10,940 (2002 Census); 11,902 (1989 Soviet census). It was previously known as Bashanta (until 1971).