Demidov, Smolensk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Demidov (inhabited locality).
Demidov (English)
Демидов (Russian)
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Location of Smolensk Oblast in Russia
Demidov
Location of Demidov in Smolensk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°16′N 31°31′E / 55.267°N 31.517°ECoordinates: 55°16′N 31°31′E / 55.267°N 31.517°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Smolensk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Demidovsky District[1]
Urban settlement Demidovskoye[1]
Administrative center of Demidovsky District,[1] Demidovskoye Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2011)
Municipal district Demidovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Demidovskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Demidovsky Municipal District,[2] Demidovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Area (urban settlement) (February 2014) 78.92 km2 (30.47 sq mi)[1]
Population (2010 Census) 19,738 inhabitants[4]
Density 250/km2 (650/sq mi)[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Town status since 1776
Previous names Porechye (until 1918)
Postal code(s)[7] 216240, 216279
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Demidov (Russian: Деми́дов) is a town and the administrative center of Demidovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kasplya River at its confluence with the Gobza River. Population: 7,333(2010 Census);[4] 8,786(2002 Census);[8] 10,198(1989 Census).[9]

History

It was founded in 1499 as a settlement of Porechye (Поре́чье) and was granted town status in 1776. In 1918, it was renamed Demidov after a local Bolshevik Yakov Demidov (1889–1918).

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Demidov serves as the administrative center of Demidovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Demidovsky District as Demidovskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Demidovsky Municipal District.[2]

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Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Resolution #261
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #131-z
  3. Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 66 611 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 66 611 101. ).
  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. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. 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.).
  7. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. 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.
  9. 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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