Uzlovaya (Russian: Узлова́я) is a town and the administrative center of Uzlovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia. Population: 55,282 (2010 Russian census);[3] 59,763 (2002 Census);[10] 64,889 (1989 Soviet census).[11]
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Coordinates: 53°59′N 38°10′E / 53.983°N 38.167°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tula Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Uzlovsky District[1] |
Town under district jurisdiction | Uzlovaya[2] |
Founded | 1873 |
Town status since | 1938 |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 55,282 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 51,358 (−7.1%) |
• Capital of | Uzlovsky District,[1] Uzlovaya Town Under District Jurisdiction[5] |
• Municipal district | Uzlovsky Municipal District[6] |
• Urban settlement | Uzlovaya Urban Settlement[6] |
• Capital of | Uzlovsky Municipal District,[6] Uzlovaya Urban Settlement[7] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [8]) |
Postal code(s)[9] | 301600, 301602, 301603, 301605, 301607–301610 |
OKTMO ID | 70644101001 |
It was founded in 1873 as Khrushchyovskaya (Хрущёвская) railway station.[citation needed] It was renamed Uzlovaya in 1877 and granted town status in 1938.[citation needed] The railway influenced much the life and the future of the town.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uzlovaya serves as the administrative center of Uzlovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uzlovsky District as Uzlovaya Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Uzlovaya Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Uzlovsky Municipal District as Uzlovaya Urban Settlement.[6]
The station connects three important railway directions: Ryazhsk, Yelets, and Tula. The first coal mines were founded in the late 1930s.