Kirsanov

Kirsanov (English)
Кирсанов (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of Tambov Oblast in Russia
Kirsanov
Location of Kirsanov in Tambov Oblast
Coordinates: 52°39′N 42°44′E / 52.650°N 42.733°E / 52.650; 42.733Coordinates: 52°39′N 42°44′E / 52.650°N 42.733°E / 52.650; 42.733
Administrative status (as of November 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Tambov Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Kirsanov[1]
Administrative center of Kirsanovsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Kirsanov[1]
Municipal status (as of November 2011)
Urban okrug Kirsanov Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Kirsanov Urban Okrug,[2] Kirsanovsky Municipal District[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 17,224 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded first half of
the 17th century
Town status since 1779
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Kirsanov (Russian: Кирса́нов) is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Vorona River at its confluence with the Pursovka River 95 kilometers (59 mi) east of Tambov. Population: 17,224(2010 Census);[3] 18,506(2002 Census);[5] 20,754(1989 Census).[6]

History

It was founded in the first half of the 17th century as a settlement of Kirsanovo (Кирса́ново), named after Kirsan Zubakin, the first settler in the area. It was granted town status in 1779. In 1875, a railroad was built through Kirsanov, which connected Tambov and Saratov.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirsanov serves as the administrative center of Kirsanovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Kirsanov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kirsanov is incorporated as Kirsanov Urban Okrug.[2]

Military

It is home to Kirsanov air base.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Law #72-Z
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #232-Z
  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 №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 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.
  6. 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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