Oboyan

Oboyan (English)
Обоянь (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Main square in Oboyan

Location of Kursk Oblast in Russia
Oboyan
Location of Oboyan in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°12′N 36°17′E / 51.200°N 36.283°E / 51.200; 36.283Coordinates: 51°12′N 36°17′E / 51.200°N 36.283°E / 51.200; 36.283
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kursk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Oboyansky District[1]
Town of district significance Oboyan[1]
Administrative center of Oboyansky District,[1] town of district significance of Oboyan[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2012)
Municipal district Oboyansky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Oboyan Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Oboyansky Municipal District,[2] Oboyan Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 13,565 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1639
Town status since 1779
Postal code(s)[5] 306230, 306231, 306269
Official website
Oboyan on Wikimedia Commons

Oboyan (Russian: Обоя́нь) is a town and the administrative center of Oboyansky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Psyol River at its confluence with the Oboyanka River, 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of Kursk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 13,565 (2010 Census);[3] 14,618 (2002 Census);[6] 15,360 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in 1639 as a fortress on the southern borders of the Russian state. It was granted town status in 1779. During World War I, Oboyan was occupied by German troops on April 17–19, 1918. During the Russian Civil War, Oboyan was controlled by the troops of General Denikin on August 17–30, 1918 and from September 13, 1918 to November 26, 1919. During World War II, Oboyan was occupied by German troops from November 16, 1941 to February 18, 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Oboyan serves as the administrative center of Oboyansky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Oboyansky District as the town of district significance of Oboyan.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Oboyan is incorporated within Oboyansky Municipal District as Oboyan Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Resolution #489
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #60-ZKO
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ 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.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  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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