Zhirnovsk
| Zhirnovsk (English) Жирновск (Russian) |
|
|---|---|
| - Town[1] - | |
|
Lomonosova Street in central Zhirnovsk |
|
 Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia |
|
 Zhirnovsk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Administrative status (as of 2012) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Zhirnovsky District[1] |
| Town of district significance | Zhirnovsk[2] |
| Administrative center of | Zhirnovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Zhirnovsk[2] |
| Municipal status (as of February 2005) | |
| Municipal district | Zhirnovsky Municipal District[3] |
| Urban settlement | Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Administrative center of | Zhirnovsky Municipal District,[3] Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 16,872 inhabitants[4] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00)[5] |
| Founded | 1958[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 403790–403793 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84454[citation needed] |
|
|
|
| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Zhirnovsk]] on Wikimedia Commons | |
Zhirnovsk (Russian: Жи́рновск) is a town and the administrative center of Zhirnovsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Medveditsa River, which itself flows into the Don. Zhirnovsk lies 320 kilometers (200 mi) north of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,872 (2010 Census);[4] 17,751 (2002 Census);[7] 16,792 (1989 Census).[8]
Contents
History
It was founded in 1958 by merging the villages of Zhirnoye Selo (Жи́рное Село́) and Kurakino Selo (Куракино Село́), each of which had been founded in their own right in the 17th and 18th centuries.[citation needed] The merger was prompted by the discovery of significant oil deposits near these villages in the 1940s and the consequent establishment of a worker's housing estate in 1954.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zhirnovsk serves as the administrative center of Zhirnovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zhirnovsky District as the town of district significance of Zhirnovsk.[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zhirnovsk is incorporated within Zhirnovsky Municipal District as Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
Economy
As of 2010, oil and gas processing remains the towns chief industry.
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 18 212», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 18 212, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 18 212 501», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 18 212 501, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Law #1009-OD
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sources
- Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №1009-ОД от 21 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Жирновского района и муниципальных образований в его составе». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №36, 2 марта 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #1009-OD of February 14, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Zhirnovsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
