Dimitrovgrad, Russia
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Dimitrovgrad (Russian: Димитровгра́д) is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Melekes River. Population: 130,871 (2002 Census);[1] 123,570 (1989 Census).[2]
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[edit] History
The city was founded in the beginning of the 18th century for workers of the local distillery, which was closed in 1848.
Until 1919, the city was considered a village (as of 1897, its population was 8,500). Until 1972, the city's name was Melekes, after the river's name (Irani: Mal uguz, meaning "slow river").
Since 1972, the city's name is Dimitrovgrad, after the Bulgarian communist Georgi Dimitrov.
[edit] Industry
Dimitrovgrad's industry includes an auto parts manufacturer (carburetors, fuel pumps), carpet manufacturing plant, and a chemical processing equipment manufacturer. The city's main enterprise is the Federal Nuclear Research Center.
[edit] Education and culture
The city has twenty-two secondary schools, three lyceums, one gymnasium, three branches of state universities and two branches of private higher educational institutions. There also is a drama theater in the city.
[edit] References
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
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