Kupino () is a

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and the

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Kupinsky District Kupinsky District () is an administrative and municipalLaw #200-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town ...

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, located west of

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, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

It was founded in 1886 and was granted town status in 1944. During the Cold War, Kupino air base was operated by the

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east of the town.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kupino serves as the

. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kupinsky District as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of Kupino. As a municipal division, the Town of Kupino is incorporated within Kupinsky Municipal District as Kupino Urban Settlement.Law #200-OZ

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2013 Cities and towns in Novosibirsk Oblast Populated places established in 1886 Former urban-type settlements of Novosibirsk Oblast