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Kopeysk

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Kopeysk () is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Chelyabinsk. Population: The population growth between 2002 and 2010 was caused by the annexation of surrounding settlements.

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name
Kopeysk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Копейск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
Administration of Kopeysk.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
Administration Building, Kopeysk
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
left
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
Coat of Arms of Kopeysk (Chelyabinsk oblast) (2002).svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
Flag of Kopeysk (Chelyabinsk oblast).svg
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
Chelyabinsk Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur
City of Kopeysk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of
City of Kopeysk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur
Kopeysky Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of
Kopeysky Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.representative_body
Assembly of Deputies
Russian inhabited locality.area_km2
236.71
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
137601
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank
123rd
Russian inhabited locality.established_date
1907

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Wikidata facts

Population
143751
Area
236.71
Elevation
200
Time zone
UTC+05:00
Official website
www.kopeysk-okrug.ru
Image
Administration of Kopeysk.jpg
Dialing code
35139
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postal code
456652–456659
Commons category
Kopeysk
inception
1907-01-01
category for people born here
Category:Births in Kopeysk
category of associated people
Category:People from Kopeysk
topic's main category
Category:Kopeysk
native label
Копейск
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Economy
  • Administrative structure
  • Localities of the city
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • External links

Kopeysk () is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Chelyabinsk. Population: The population growth between 2002 and 2010 was caused by the annexation of surrounding settlements.

==History== Prior to 1928, this city was called Ugolnye Kopi, meaning coal mines (hence the pick on the city's coat of arms). The element "Ugolnye" was removed and the suffix "-sk" was added to indicate the locative.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kopeysk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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