Sursk
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Coordinates: 53°05′N 45°42′E / 53.083°N 45.7°E
Sursk (Russian: Сурск) is a town in Gorodishchensky District of Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Sura River, 92 kilometers (57 mi) east of Penza. Population: 7,032 (2010 Census preliminary results)[1]
It was founded c. 1860 as the village of Nikolsky Khutor (Нико́льский Ху́тор), which separated from the village of Nikolskoye. In 1953, it was granted town status and renamed Sursk (after the Sura River).
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- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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