Pushchino

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Pushchino (English) Пущино (Russian)
- Town^[1] -
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Pushchino Location of Pushchino in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 54°50′N 37°37′E / 54.833°N 37.617°E / 54.833; 37.617Coordinates: 54°50′N 37°37′E / 54.833°N 37.617°E / 54.833; 37.617
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast^[1]
Administratively subordinated to	Pushchino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction^[1]
Administrative center of	Pushchino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction^[1]
Municipal status (as of February 2007)
Urban okrug	Pushchino Urban Okrug^[2]
Administrative center of	Pushchino Urban Okrug^[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	20,332 inhabitants^[3]
Time zone	MSK (UTC+04:00)^[4]
Known since	16th century^{[citation needed]}
Town status since	1966^{[citation needed]}
Official website

Pushchino (Russian: Пущино, IPA: [ˈpuɕːɪnə]) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated 120 kilometers (75 mi) south of Moscow, on the right side of the Oka River opposite the Prioksko-Terrasny Nature Reserve. It is informally called Pushchino-on-Oka.^{[citation needed]} Population: 20,332 (2010 Census);^[3] 19,964 (2002 Census);^[5] 19,479 (1989 Census).^[6]

History

Pushchino existed since the 16th century as a family estate after the land was awarded to the Pushchin family around the year 1500.^{[citation needed]} The area was selected in 1956 as a site for a scientific research center for the Russian Academy of Sciences. It was granted town status in 1966.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Pushchino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, Pushchino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Pushchino Urban Okrug.^[2]

Science

It is an academic research center focusing on microbiology, molecular biology and biophysics.Research institutes comprising the scientific center include:

RAS Institute of Protein Research
Pushchino Radioastronomy Observatory
Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology
Institute of Cell Biophysics
Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms
Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics
Institute of Basic Biological Problems
Pushchino State University and a branch of Moscow State University

References

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #11/2013-OZ
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #129/2004-OZ
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
↑ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.

Sources

Московская областная Дума. Закон №11/2013-ОЗ от 31 января 2013 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области». Вступил в силу на следующий день после официального опубликования (13 января 2013 г.). Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №24, 12 февраля 2013 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #11/2013-OZ of January 31, 2013 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast. Effective as of the day following the day of the official publication (January 13, 2013).).
Московская областная Дума. Закон №129/2004-ОЗ от 25 октября 2004 г. «О статусе и границе городского округа Пущино», в ред. Закона №15/2007-ОЗ от 7 февраля 2007 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О наделении муниципального образования "город Пущино Московской области" статусом городского округа и утверждении границы муниципального образования "городской округ Пущино"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №213, 10 ноября 2004 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #129/2004-OZ of October 25, 2004 On the Status and the Border of Pushchino Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #15/2007-OZ of February 7, 2007 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Pushchino of Moscow Oblast" and on Establishing the Border of the Municipal Formation of Pushchino Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

External links

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