Karpinsk
Karpinsk
Карпинск | |
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View of Karpinsk | |
Location of Karpinsk | |
| Coordinates: 59°46′N 59°59′E / 59.767°N 59.983°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Town status since | 1941 |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 29,113 |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Karpinsk |
| • Capital of | Town of Karpinsk |
| • Urban okrug | Karpinsk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Karpinsk Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 624930–624933, 624936 |
| OKTMO ID | 65742000001 |
| Website | karpinsk |
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Karpinsk (Russian: Карпи́нск) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turya River (Ob's basin), 436 kilometers (271 mi) north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 29,113 (2010 Census); 31,216 (2002 Census); 36,968 (1989 Soviet census). The town is named for mineralogist and geologist Alexander Karpinsky.