Gukovo

Gukovo (English) Гуково (Russian)
- Town -
Welcome sign at the entrance to Gukovo
Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia
Gukovo Location of Gukovo in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 48°03′N 39°55′E / 48.050°N 39.917°E / 48.050; 39.917Coordinates: 48°03′N 39°55′E / 48.050°N 39.917°E / 48.050; 39.917

Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of November 2014)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	Gukovo Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Gukovo Urban Okrug
Municipal status (as of August 2011)
Urban okrug	Gukovo Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Gukovo Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	67,278 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010	230th
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1878
Postal code(s)	347870–347874, 347878–347881
Official website
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Gukovo (Russian: Гу́ково) is a mining town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located close to the border with Ukraine. Population: 67,278 (2010 Census);66,648 (2002 Census);67,336 (1989 Census).

At 250 meters (820 ft), Gukovo is the highest elevated town in Rostov Oblast.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Gukovo Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.

Gukovo is home to one of the few rally-racing clubs in the south of Russia.