Budyonnovsk

Budyonnovsk (in English)
Будённовск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Mother Motherland statue in the town

Location of Stavropol Krai in Russia
Budyonnovsk
Location of Budyonnovsk in Stavropol Krai
Coordinates: 44°47′N 44°10′E / 44.783°N 44.167°E / 44.783; 44.167Coordinates: 44°47′N 44°10′E / 44.783°N 44.167°E / 44.783; 44.167
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Stavropol Krai[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of krai significance of Budyonnovsk[1]
Administrative center of town of krai significance of Budyonnovsk,[1] Budyonnovsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2010)
Municipal district Budyonnovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Budyonnovsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Budyonnovsky Municipal District,[2] Budyonnovsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Area 62.1 km2 (24.0 sq mi)[3]
Population (2010 Census) 64,624 inhabitants[4]
- Rank in 2010 243rd
Density 1,041/km2 (2,700/sq mi)[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Founded 1799[7]
Previous names Svyatoy Krest (until 1921),
Prikumsk (until 1935),
Budyonnovsk (until 1957),
Prikumsk (until 1973)
Postal code(s)[8] 356800–356803, 356805–356809
Dialing code(s) +7 86559
Official website
Budyonnovsk on Wikimedia Commons

Budyonnovsk (Russian: Будённовск), also spelled Budennovsk, is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia. Previously, it was named Svyatoy Krest (Свято́й Крест, lit. "holy cross") and Prikumsk (Прику́мск). Population: 64,624 (2010 Census);[4] 65,687 (2002 Census);[9] 55,350 (1989 Census).[10]

History

It was founded in 1799 by Armenian settlers from Derbent.[7] During World War II, Budyonnovsk was occupied by German troops from August 18, 1942 to January 10, 1943.

The Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis took place here on June 1995.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Budyonnovsk serves as the administrative center of Budyonnovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Budyonnovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Budyonnovsk is incorporated within Budyonnovsky Municipal District as Budyonnovsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Military

An airbase is located 14 km (9 miles) northwest of the town.

Religion

On July 1, 2010, an Armenian apostolic church was opened in Budyonnovsk.[11]

References

Budyonovsk railway station

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Resolution #63-p
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #88-kz
  3. ↑ Управление Росреестра по Ставропольскому краю. Доклад о состоянии и использовании земель Ставропольского края в 2010 году, стр. 54 (in Russian)
  4. 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.
  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 №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. 1 2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 59. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  8. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ News.am. Armenian church opened in Budenovsk

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