Biryuch

For a herald in Kievan Rus', see biritch.
For other inhabited localities by this name, including in Belgorod Oblast, see Biryuch (inhabited locality).
Biryuch (English)
Бирюч (Russian)
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A pedestrian street in Biryuch

Location of Belgorod Oblast in Russia
Biryuch
Location of Biryuch in Belgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 50°39′N 38°24′E / 50.650°N 38.400°ECoordinates: 50°39′N 38°24′E / 50.650°N 38.400°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Belgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative district Krasnogvardeysky District[1]
Administrative center of Krasnogvardeysky District[2]
Municipal status (as of May 2013)
Municipal district Krasnogvardeysky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Biryuch Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Krasnogvardeysky Municipal District,[3] Biryuch Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 7,846 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Town status since 2005
Previous names Biryuchenskoye Komissarstvo (until January 27, 1919),
Budyonny (until 1958),
Krasnogvardeyskoye (until January 30, 2007)[6]
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Biryuch (Russian: Бирюч) is a town and the administrative center of Krasnogvardeysky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Tikhaya Sosna River. Its population was 7,846 (2010 Census);[4] 8,079 (2002 Census);[7] 8,526 (1989 Census).[8].

History

It was founded on March 7, 1705 by Ivan Medkov, a Cossack sotnik, as Biryuchenskoye Komissarstvo (Бирю́ченское Комисса́рство), and was granted town status in 1779. On January 27, 1919, it was renamed Budyonny (Будённый), after Semyon Budyonny. In 1958, it was renamed Krasnogvardeyskoye (Красногварде́йское) and demoted in status to that of a rural locality. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1975, and in 2005 it was again granted town status. On January 30, 2007, the town's original name of Biryuch was restored.[6]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Biryuch serves as the administrative center of Krasnogvardeysky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Biryuch, together with two rural localities in Krasnogvardeysky District, is incorporated within Krasnogvardeysky Municipal District as Biryuch Urban Settlement.[3]

Transportation

There is a railway station in Biryuch.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Resolution #P/21-21-4
  2. ↑ Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 14 242», в ред. изменения №243/2014 от 18 апреля 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 14 242, as amended by the Amendment #243/2014 of April 18, 2014. ).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Law #159
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Федеральный закон №7-ФЗ от 30 января 2007 г. «О переименовании города Красногвардейское Красногвардейского района Белгородской области в город Бирюч». (Federal Law #7-FZ of January 30, 2007 On Changing the Name of the Town of Krasnogvardeyskoye of Krasnogvardeysky District of Belgorod Oblast to the Town of Biryuch. ).
  7. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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