Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Krasnoarmeysk.
Krasnoarmeysk (English)
Красноармейск (Russian)
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Krasnoarmeysk
Location of Krasnoarmeysk in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 56°06′N 38°08′E / 56.100°N 38.133°E / 56.100; 38.133Coordinates: 56°06′N 38°08′E / 56.100°N 38.133°E / 56.100; 38.133
Coat of arms of Krasnoarmeysk
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to Krasnoarmeysk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Administrative center of Krasnoarmeysk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status (as of April 2010)
Urban okrug Krasnoarmeysk Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Krasnoarmeysk Urban Okrug[2]
Statistics
Area (town with surrounding territories) 160.7 km2 (62.0 sq mi)[3]
Population (2010 Census) 26,294 inhabitants[4]
Density 164/km2 (420/sq mi)[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Founded 1928
Town status since 1947
Official website
Krasnoarmeysk on Wikimedia Commons

Krasnoarmeysk (Russian: Красноарме́йск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, on the Vorya River (Klyazma's tributary) 51 kilometers (32 mi) northeast of Moscow. Population: 26,294 (2010 Census);[4] 26,051 (2002 Census);[7] 27,460 (1989 Census).[8]

History

The town grew from the village of Muromtsevo (Му́ромцево), where a textile factory was established in 1834. In 1928, the settlements around the textile factory were merged into the settlement of Krasnoflotsky (Краснофло́тский), which in 1929 was renamed Krasnoarmeysky (Красноарме́йский). Town status was granted to the settlement in 1947, when it was renamed Krasnoarmeysk.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Krasnoarmeysk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Krasnoarmeysk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Krasnoarmeysk Urban Okrug.[2]

Economy

Transportation

Krasnoarmeysk railway station

Krasnoarmeysk is a terminal station on a railway line branching in Sofrino from the railway connecting Moscow and Yaroslavl. There is an (infrequent) passenger service from Yaroslavsky railway station in Moscow.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #11/2013-OZ
  2. 1 2 3 Law #57/2005-OZ
  3. ↑ Official website of Krasnoarmeysk. About the town (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 №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.).
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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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