Novomichurinsk (Russian: Новомичу́ринск) is a town in Pronsky District of Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Pronya River 85 kilometers (53 mi) south of Ryazan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 19,309 (2010 Russian census);[2] 20,743 (2002 Census);[7] 19,610 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Novomichurinsk Новомичуринск | |
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| Coordinates: 54°03′N 39°43′E / 54.050°N 39.717°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ryazan Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Pronsky District[1] |
| Town of district significance | Novomichurinsk[1] |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Town status since | 1981 |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,309 |
| • Estimate (2018)[3] | 16,710 (−13.5%) |
| • Capital of | town of district significance of Novomichurinsk[1] |
| • Municipal district | Pronsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Novomichurinskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Novomichurinskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 391960 |
| OKTMO ID | 61625114001 |
| Website | admnovomich |
History
It was founded in 1968 and granted town status in 1981.[citation needed] It is named after Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, who was born not far from this town.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Pronsky District as the town of district significance of Novomichurinsk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Novomichurinsk is incorporated within Pronsky Municipal District as Novomichurinsk's Urban Settlement.[4]
Economy
Novomichurinsk is a company town of the Ryazan Power Station.
Notable people
- Yuri Bykov (born 1981), filmmaker, screenwriter and actor
References
Notes
Sources
- Рязанская областная Дума. Закон №89-ОЗ от 7 октября 2004 г. «О наделении муниципального образования — Пронский район статусом муниципального района, об установлении его границ и границ муниципальных образований, входящих в его состав», в ред. Закона №116-ОЗ от 8 октября 2008 г. «Об утверждении границы муниципального образования — Пронский муниципальный район и границ муниципальных образований, входящих в его состав». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Рязанские ведомости", №212–213 (без приложений), 14 октября 2004 г. (Ryazan Oblast Duma. Law #89-OZ of October 7, 2004 On Granting the Municipal Formation of Pronsky District the Status of a Municipal District, on Establishing Its Borders and the Borders of the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #116-OZ of October 8, 2008 On Establishing the Border of the Municipal Formation of Pronsky Municipal District and the Borders of the Municipal Formations It Comprises. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).