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5-573: Mariinsk (Russian: Мариинск ) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast , Russia, where the Trans-Siberian Railway crosses the Kiya River ( Ob 's basin ), 180 kilometers (110 mi) northeast of Kemerovo , the administrative center of the oblast . Population: 40,526 ( 2010 Census ) ; 42,977 ( 2002 Census ) ; 40,956 ( 1989 Soviet census ) ; 39,700 (1972). It was founded in

10-592: A status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , Mariinsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Mariinsky Municipal District as Mariinskoye Urban Settlement. Types of inhabited localities in Russia The classification system of inhabited localities in Russia and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with those in other countries. During

15-683: The Soviet time, each of the republics of the Soviet Union , including the Russian SFSR , had its own legislative documents dealing with classification of inhabited localities. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union , the task of developing and maintaining such classification in Russia was delegated to the federal subjects . While currently there are certain peculiarities to classifications used in many federal subjects, they are all still largely based on

20-504: The 18th century as the village of Kiyskoye ( Кийское ). In 1856, it was granted town status as Kiysk and renamed Mariinsk after Empress Maria , consort of Alexander II , one year later. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Mariinsk serves as the administrative center of Mariinsky District , even though is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Mariinsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction  – an administrative unit with

25-482: The system used in the RSFSR. In all federal subjects, the inhabited localities are classified into two major categories: urban and rural. Further divisions of these categories vary slightly from one federal subject to another, but they all follow common trends described below. In 1957, the procedures for categorizing urban-type settlements were further refined. Multiple types of rural localities exist, some common through

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