Administrative and Municipal Status
Administratively, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Birobidzhan—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. Municipally, the town of oblast significance of Birobidzhan is incorporated as Birobidzhan Urban Okrug.
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