Novokuznetsk
Novokuznetsk
Новокузнецк | |
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Novokuznetsk Location of Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk (Kemerovo Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 53°46′N 87°08′E / 53.767°N 87.133°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast |
| Founded | 1618 |
| City status since | 1689 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Denis Ilyin |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 547,904 |
• Estimate (2025) | 528,747 (−3.5%) |
| • Rank | 29th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Capital of | Novokuznetsky District, Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Urban okrug | Novokuznetsky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Novokuznetsky Urban Okrug, Novokuznetsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ) |
| Postal code | 654000–654103 |
| Dialing code | +7 3843 |
| OKTMO ID | 32731000001 |
| Website | www |
Novokuznetsk (Russian: Новокузнецк, IPA: [nəvəkʊzˈnʲɛt͡sk] ⓘ, lit. 'new smith's'; Shor: Аба-тура, romanized: Aba-tura) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast (Kuzbass) in southwestern Siberia, Russia. It is the second-largest city in the oblast, after the administrative center Kemerovo.
It was previously known as Kuznetsk until 1932 and as Stalinsk until 1961.