Korkino

Russia / Cheljabinsk / Korkino /
 city, district center

The town and the administrative center of Korkinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, located on the eastern slope of the Southern Ural Mountains, 42 kilometers (26 mi) south of Chelyabinsk. Population: 38.597 people (2010). It was founded as a village of the same name in the second half of the 18th century. It was granted town status on October 2, 1942. Korkino is an important coal-mining center.
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Coordinates:   54°53'45"N   61°22'44"E

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