Kodinsk

Kodinsk (Russian: Коди́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Kezhemsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Angara River, 735 kilometers (457 mi) north of Krasnoyarsk. Population: 14,830 (2010 census);^[2] 14,746 (2002 census);^[6] 14,050 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

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Coordinates: 58°41′N 99°11′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administrative district	Kezhemsky District[1]
District townSelsoviet	Kodinsk[1]
Founded	1977
Town status since	1989
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	14,830
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kezhemsky District,[1] district town of Kodinsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kezhemsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Kodinsk Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Kezhemsky Municipal District,[3] Kodinsk Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [4])
Postal code[5]	663470
OKTMO ID	04624101001
Website	www.admkodinsk.ru

History

It was founded in 1977 as the settlement of Kodinskoye (Коди́нское) servicing the construction of the Boguchanskaya hydroelectric power station;^{[citation needed]} the name is after the Koda River, a tributary of the Angara that ends about 12 km northeast of the town. The name Koda in turn is derived from Evenki word kada, meaning "cliff".^[8] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1978 and town status in 1989.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kodinsk serves as the administrative center of Kezhemsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the village of Syromolotovo, incorporated within Kezhemsky District as the district town of Kodinsk.^[1] As a municipal division, the district town of Kodinsk is incorporated within Kezhemsky Municipal District as Kodinsk Urban Settlement.^[3]