Sudzha, Kursk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Sudzha.
Sudzha (English)
Суджа (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Central square in Sudzha

Location of Kursk Oblast in Russia
Sudzha
Location of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°12′N 35°15′E / 51.200°N 35.250°E / 51.200; 35.250Coordinates: 51°12′N 35°15′E / 51.200°N 35.250°E / 51.200; 35.250
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kursk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Sudzhansky District[1]
Town of district significance Sudzha[1]
Administrative center of Sudzhansky District,[1] town of district significance of Sudzha[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2012)
Municipal district Sudzhansky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Sudzha Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Sudzhansky Municipal District,[2] Sudzha Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 6,036 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1664
Postal code(s)[5] 307800, 307801, 307839
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Sudzha (Russian: Су́джа) is a town and the administrative center of Sudzhansky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sudzha and Olyoshnya Rivers 105 kilometers (65 mi) southwest of Kursk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 6,036(2010 Census);[3] 7,045(2002 Census);[6] 7,487(1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in 1664 as a part of the system of fortifications defending the southern approaches to Moscow. During World War II, Sudzha was occupied by German troops from October 18, 1941 to March 3, 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sudzha serves as the administrative center of Sudzhansky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Sudzhansky District as the town of district significance of Sudzha.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Sudzha is incorporated within Sudzhansky Municipal District as Sudzha Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Resolution #489
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #60-ZKO
  3. 1 2 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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