Volokonovka, Volokonovsky District, Belgorod Oblast
Volokonovka
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| Coordinates: 50°29′02″N 37°52′17″E / 50.48389°N 37.87139°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Belgorod Oblast |
| Founded | 1731 |
| Town status since | 1961 |
| • Municipal district | Volokonovsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Volokonovsky Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Volokonovsky Municipal District, Volokonovsky Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [1]) |
| Postal code(s)[2] | 309650 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 47235 |
| OKTMO ID | 14630151051 |
Volokonovka (Russian: Волоко́новка) is a town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Volokonovsky District. Population: 10,428 (2021 Census);[3] 11,552 (2010 Census);[4] 12,210 (2002 Census);[5] 12,635 (1989 Soviet census).[6]
Geography
[edit]The town is located on the left bank of the river Oskol (Don basin), 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Novy Oskol.
History
[edit]The settlement was founded in 1731. According to the 1877 census, there were 6,240 residents in the town. Status of urban-type settlements was granted since 1961.
On June 25, 2011, a monument to Grigory Volkonsky, the founder of the settlement, was unveiled.
References
[edit]- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).
- ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.