Ostrogozhsk

Ostrogozhsk (English)
Острогожск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

A residential district in Ostrogozhsk
Ostrogozhsk
Location of Ostrogozhsk in Voronezh Oblast
Coordinates: 50°52′N 39°04′E / 50.867°N 39.067°ECoordinates: 50°52′N 39°04′E / 50.867°N 39.067°E
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Administrative status (as of October 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Voronezh Oblast[1]
Administrative district Ostrogozhsky District[1]
Urban settlement Ostrogozhsk[1]
Administrative center of Ostrogozhsky District,[1] Ostrogozhsk Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2012)
Municipal district Ostrogozhsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Ostrogozhsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Ostrogozhsky Municipal District,[2] Ostrogozhsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 33,842 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1652
Town status since 1765
Postal code(s)[5] 397850, 397852—397855
Dialing code(s) +7 47375
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Ostrogozhsk (Russian: Острого́жск) is a town and the administrative center in Ostrogozhsky District of Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the Tikhaya Sosna River (Don's tributary), 142 kilometers (88 mi) south of Voronezh, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 33,842(2010 Census);[3] 34,585(2002 Census);[6] 34,492(1989 Census).[7]

History

It was established in 1652 and granted town status in 1765. The city was occupied during World War II from July 5, 1942 to January 20, 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ostrogozhsk serves as the administrative center of Ostrogozhsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities in Ostrogozhsky District, incorporated within Ostrogozhsky District as Ostrogozhsk Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Ostrogozhsky 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 Law #87-OZ
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #88-OZ
  3. 3.0 3.1 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.
  4. 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.).
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. 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.
  7. 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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