Kuvandyk is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the Sakmara River at the southern end of the Ural Mountains, 194 km east of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was founded in the end of the 19th century as a migrants' village of Pokrovka (Покро́вка). It was granted town status in 1953.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kuvandyk serves as the administrative center of Kuvandyksky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Kuvandyk —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Kuvandyk and of Kuvandyksky District are incorporated as Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug.

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