Katav-Ivanovsk

Katav-Ivanovsk (English) Катав-Ивановск (Russian)
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Katav-Ivanovsk Location of Katav-Ivanovsk in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°45′N 58°13′E / 54.750°N 58.217°E / 54.750; 58.217Coordinates: 54°45′N 58°13′E / 54.750°N 58.217°E / 54.750; 58.217

Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of June 2014)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast
Administrative district	Katav-Ivanovsky District
Town	Katav-Ivanovsk
Administrative center of	Katav-Ivanovsky District, Town of Katav-Ivanovsk
Municipal status (as of June 2014)
Municipal district	Katav-Ivanovsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Katav-Ivanovskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Katav-Ivanovsky Municipal District, Katav-Ivanovskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	17,630 inhabitants
Time zone	YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Founded	1757
Town status since	August 27, 1939
Postal code(s)	456110–456113
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Katav-Ivanovsk (Russian: Катав-Ивановск) is a town and the administrative center of Katav-Ivanovsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Katav River (left tributary of the Yuryuzan), 321 kilometers (199 mi) southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,630 (2010 Census);20,162 (2002 Census);24,972 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1757 as a settlement around an iron-smelting plant. Town status was granted to it on August 27, 1939.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Katav-Ivanovsk serves as the administrative center of Katav-Ivanovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Katav-Ivanovsky District as the Town of Katav-Ivanovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Katav-Ivanovsk is incorporated within Katav-Ivanovsky Municipal District as Katav-Ivanovskoye Urban Settlement.