Kamenka (Russian: Ка́менка) is a town and the administrative center of Kamensky District in Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the Atmis River (Moksha's tributary) 80 kilometers (50 mi) west of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 39,577 (2010 Census);[2] 40,712 (2002 Census);[9] 27,235 (1989 Census);[10] 30,000 (1970).

Kamenka Каменка
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Coordinates: 53°11′N 44°03′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Penza Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Kamensky District[1]
Town of district significance	Kamenka[1]
Founded	18th century
Town status since	1951
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	39,577
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	35,929 (−9.2%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kamensky District[1], town of district significance of Kamenka[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kamensky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Kamenka Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Kamensky Municipal District[5], Kamenka Urban Settlement[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	442240–442243, 442245–442249
OKTMO ID	56629101001

History

It was founded in the 18th century and granted a town status in 1951.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kamenka serves as the administrative center of Kamensky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kamensky District as the town of district significance of Kamenka.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kamenka is incorporated within Kamensky Municipal District as Kamenka Urban Settlement.[4]

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Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Пензенской области. Закон №774-ЗПО от 9 марта 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пензенской области», в ред. Закона №2484-ЗПО от 28 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 15 Закона Пензенской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пензенской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Пензенские губернские ведомости", №6, стр. 49, 18 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Penza Oblast. Law #774-ZPO of March 9, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Penza Oblast, as amended by the Law #2484-ZPO of November 28, 2013 On Amending Article 15 of the Law of Penza Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Penza Oblast". Effective as of the day ten days after the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Пензенской области. Закон №690-ЗПО от 2 ноября 2004 г. «О границах муниципальных образований Пензенской области», в ред. Закона №2681-ЗПО от 4 марта 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Пензенской области "О границах муниципальных образований Пензенской области"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Пензенские губернские ведомости", №17 (без приложения), 16 ноября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Penza Oblast. Law #690-ZPO of November 2, 2004 On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Penza Oblast, as amended by the Law #2681-ZPO of March 4, 2015 On Amending the Law of Penza Oblast "On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Penza Oblast". Effective as of after 10 days from the official publication.).

External links

Media related to Kamenka, Penza Oblast at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Kamenka (in Russian)
• Kamenka Business Directory (in Russian)

На других языках

[ru] Каменка (город, Россия)