Kuznetsk

Kuznetsk
Кузнецк
Central square in Kuznetsk
Interactive map of Kuznetsk
Kuznetsk
Location of Kuznetsk
Kuznetsk
Kuznetsk (Penza Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°07′N 46°36′E / 53.117°N 46.600°E / 53.117; 46.600
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPenza Oblast
Founded1699
Town status since1780
Area
 • Total
42.08 km2 (16.25 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 • Total
88,839
 • Estimate 
(January 2011)
88,806 (−0%)
 • Rank189th in 2010
 • Density2,111/km2 (5,468/sq mi)
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Kuznetsk
 • Capital ofKuznetsky District, town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk
 • Urban okrugKuznetsk Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofKuznetsk Urban Okrug, Kuznetsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
442530–442535, 442537–442539, 442541–442544, 442549
Dialing code+7 84157
OKTMO ID56705000001
Websitegorodkuzneck.ru

Kuznetsk (Russian: Кузне́цк, IPA: [kʊzʲˈnʲetsk]) is a town in Penza Oblast, Russia, located in the foothills of the Volga Upland, mainly on the left bank of the Truyov River. Population: 88,839 (2010 census); 92,050 (2002 census); 98,588 (1989 Soviet census).