Zhukov, Kaluga Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Zhukov (inhabited locality).
Zhukov (English)
Жуков (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Welcome sign at the entrance to Zhukov

Location of Kaluga Oblast in Russia
Zhukov
Location of Zhukov in Kaluga Oblast
Coordinates: 55°02′N 36°45′E / 55.033°N 36.750°E / 55.033; 36.750Coordinates: 55°02′N 36°45′E / 55.033°N 36.750°E / 55.033; 36.750
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kaluga Oblast[1]
Administrative district Zhukovsky District[1]
Administrative center of Zhukovsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2013)
Municipal district Zhukovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Zhukov Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Zhukovsky Municipal District,[2] Zhukov Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 12,131 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded early 17th century
Town status since 1996
Previous names Ugodsky Zavod (until 1974),
Zhukovo (until 1996)
Postal code(s)[5] 249190–249192
Official website
Zhukov on Wikimedia Commons

Zhukov (Russian: Жу́ков) is a town and the administrative center of Zhukovsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Ugodka River (Protva's tributary) 90 kilometers (56 mi) northwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 12,131 (2010 Census);[3] 12,306 (2002 Census);[6] 2,888 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in the early 17th century. It has been known as a settlement of Ugodsky Zavod (Уго́дский Заво́д) since 1656 due to the construction of an ironworks. In 1974, it was renamed Zhukovo (Жу́ково) in honor of Georgy Zhukov, the most decorated general in Russian and Soviet military history, who was born there. In 1996, Zhukovo merged with neighboring Protva, was granted town status, and renamed Zhukov.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zhukov serves as the administrative center of Zhukovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Zhukov is incorporated within Zhukovsky Municipal District as Zhukov Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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 29 213», 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 29 213, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #7-OZ
  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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