Grayvoron

Not to be confused with Haivoron.
Grayvoron (English)
Грайворон (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Lenina Street in central Grayvoron

Location of Belgorod Oblast in Russia
Grayvoron
Location of Grayvoron in Belgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 50°29′N 35°40′E / 50.483°N 35.667°E / 50.483; 35.667Coordinates: 50°29′N 35°40′E / 50.483°N 35.667°E / 50.483; 35.667
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Belgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative district Grayvoronsky District[1]
Administrative center of Grayvoronsky District[2]
Municipal status (as of May 2013)
Municipal district Grayvoronsky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Grayvoron Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Grayvoronsky Municipal District,[3] Grayvoron Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 6,234 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Founded August 5, 1678
Town status since 1838
Previous names Grayvorony (until 1838)
Grayvoron on Wikimedia Commons

Grayvoron (Russian: Гра́йворон) is a town and the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of the Vorskla (a tributary of the Dnieper) and Grayvoronka Rivers. Population: 6,234(2010 Census);[4] 6,196(2002 Census);[6] 5,992(1989 Census).[7]

History

The sloboda of Grayvorony (Грайвороны) was founded on August 5, 1678. It was granted town status and given its present name in 1838.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Grayvoron serves as the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Grayvoron, together with the selo of Lugovka in Grayvoronsky District, is incorporated within Grayvoronsky Municipal District as Grayvoron Urban Settlement.[3]

Notable people

Grayvoron is the birthplace of the Russian engineer and inventor Vladimir Shukhov.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Resolution #P/21-21-4
  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 14 232», 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 14 232, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #159
  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. 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.).
  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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