Nazarovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Nazarovo () is a town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Chulym River (an Ob River tributary), west of Krasnoyarsk. Population: History. The "selo" of Nazarovo was founded in 1700 by Nazary Patyukov, a Cossack, and was named after him. In 1888, deposits of brown coal were discovered in the vicinity of the village, and in 1925 a railroad was built through it. The "selo" was granted urban-type settlement status in 1946 and town status in 1961. Administrative and municipal status. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nazarovo serves as the administrative  center of Nazarovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the krai town of Nazarovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the krai town of Nazarovo is incorporated as Nazarovo Urban Okrug.