Sovetsk, Tula Oblast
Sovetsk
Советск | |
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House of culture in the town during Christmas | |
Location of Sovetsk | |
| Coordinates: 53°56′N 37°37′E / 53.933°N 37.617°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tula Oblast |
| Administrative district | Shchyokinsky District |
| Town under district jurisdiction | Sovetsk |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Town status since | 1954 |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,536 |
| • Capital of | Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| • Municipal district | Shchyokinsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Sovetsk Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Sovetsk Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 301205 |
| OKTMO ID | 70648104001 |
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Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск) is a town in Shchyokinsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Upa River (Oka's basin), 43 kilometers (27 mi) south of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. The population of Sovetsk was 7,889 at the 2021 census.