Karpinsk
| Karpinsk Карпинск | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 
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.