Zvenigovo (English) Звенигово (Russian) Провой (Meadow Mari) |
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Location of the Mari El Republic in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of October 2014) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Mari El Republic |
Administrative district | Zvenigovsky District |
town of district significance | Zvenigovo |
Administrative center of | Zvenigovsky District, town of district significance of Zvenigovo |
Municipal status (as of August 2014) | |
Municipal district | Zvenigovsky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Zvenigovo Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Zvenigovsky Municipal District, Zvenigovo Urban Settlement |
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Population (2010 Census) | 11,946 inhabitants |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Founded | 1860 |
Town status since | 1974 |
Postal code(s) | 425060–425062 |
2010 Census | 11,946 |
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2002 Census | 12,722 |
1989 Census | 14,239 |
1979 Census | 12,013 |
Zvenigovo (Russian: Звени́гово; Meadow Mari: Провой, Provoi) is a town and the administrative center of Zvenigovsky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 90 kilometers (56 mi) south of Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 11,946.
It was founded in 1860 and granted urban-type settlement status in 1927 and town status in 1974.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zvenigovo serves as the administrative center of Zvenigovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the village of Chuvash-Otary), incorporated within Zvenigovsky District as the town of district significance of Zvenigovo. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zvenigovo is incorporated within Zvenigovsky Municipal District as Zvenigovo Urban Settlement.