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Novokuybyshevsk

Novokuybyshevsk Новокуйбышевск
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Location of Novokuybyshevsk
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Coordinates: 53°06′N 49°56′E / 53.100°N 49.933°E / 53.100; 49.933
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Samara Oblast[1]
Founded	1946
City status since	February 22, 1952
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	108,438
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	102,075 (−5.9%)
• Rank	150th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of oblast significance of Novokuybyshevsk[1]
• Capitalof	city of oblast significance of Novokuybyshevsk[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Novokuybyshevsk Urban Okrug[4]
• Capitalof	Novokuybyshevsk Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	446200
OKTMOID	36713000001

Novokuybyshevsk (Russian: Новоку́йбышевск) is a cityinSamara Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern bank of the Volga River, 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) away from it. Population: 108,438 (2010 Russian census);^[2] 112,973 (2002 Census);^[7] 112,987 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

History[edit]

During the Russian Civil War, the area where the city now stands was a place of ferocious battles with the White Russians.

In 1946, shortly after World War II, the Soviets constructed an oil refinery in Novokuybyshevsk, which resulted in the establishment of a large village of approximately 14,000 people.^{[citation needed]} The location soon turned out to be so advantageous that the government decided to develop the village into a major industrial center. In September 1951, the first working refineries started operating, on February 22, 1952, following the decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, Novo-Kuybyshev was granted town status and renamed Novokuybyshevsk.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as the city of oblast significance of Novokuybyshevsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Novokuybyshevsk is incorporated as Novokuybyshevsk Urban Okrug.^[4]

Economy[edit]

In the city the petrochemical, presented three refineries Rosneft company, as well as plants such as Petrochemicals, Samaraorgsintez, Novokuibyishevsk Refinery.

Notable residents[edit]

• Violetta Khrapina Bida (born 1994), Olympic épée fencer

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• Самарская Губернская Дума. №179-ГД 18 декабря 2006 г. «Устав Самарской области», в ред. Закона №6-ГД от 11 января 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Устав Самарской области». Вступил в силу 1 января 2007 г. Опубликован: "Волжская коммуна", №237 (25790), 20 декабря 2006 г. (Samara Governorate Duma. #179-GD December 18, 2006 Charter of Samara Oblast, as amended by the Law #6-GD of January 11, 2016 On Amending the Charter of Samara Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2007.).
• Самарская Губернская Дума. Закон №189-ГД от 28 декабря 2004 г. «О наделении статусом городского округа и муниципального района муниципальных образований в Самарской области», в ред. Закона №23-ГД от 30 марта 2015 г. «Об осуществлении местного самоуправления на территории городского округа Самара Самарской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волжская коммуна", №247, 31 декабря 2004 г. (Samara Governorate Duma. Law #189-GD of December 28, 2004 On Granting the Status of Urban Okrug and Municipal District to the Municipal Formations in Samara Oblast, as amended by the Law #23-GD of March 30, 2015 On the Implementation of Local Self-Government on the Territory of Samara Urban Okrug of Samara Oblast. Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.).