Bolshaya Sosnova

Coordinates: 57°40′24″N 54°36′06″E / 57.67333°N 54.60167°E

Bolshaya Sosnova (Russian: Большая Соснова) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Bolshesosnovsky District of Perm Krai, Russia, located 134 kilometers (83 mi) southwest from Perm. Population: 4,432 (2010 Census);[1] 4,406 (2002 Census);[2] 4,043 (1989 Census).[3]

History

It was first mentioned in 1716. In the 18th century, it was a postal station on the Siberian Route. In the 19th century, it was called Sosnovskoye. It became the administrative center of a district in 1924, and has since served in this capacity with a brief interruption between 1963 and 1968.

References

  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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.