Zhirnovsk (Russian: Жи́рновск) is a town and the administrative center of Zhirnovsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Medveditsa River, which itself flows into the Don. Zhirnovsk lies 320 kilometers (200 mi) north of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,872 (2010 Russian census);[3] 17,751 (2002 Census);[8] 16,792 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Zhirnovsk Жирновск | |
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 Lomonosova Street in central Zhirnovsk | |
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| Coordinates: 50°59′N 44°47′E / 50.983°N 44.783°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Zhirnovsky District[1] |
| Town of district significance | Zhirnovsk[2] |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,872 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 15,680 (−7.1%) |
| • Capital of | Zhirnovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Zhirnovsk[2] |
| • Municipal district | Zhirnovsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Zhirnovsky Municipal District,[5] Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 403790–403793 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84454 |
| OKTMO ID | 18612101001 |
| Website | www |
History
It was founded in 1958 by merging the villages of Zhirnoye Selo (Жи́рное Село́) and Kurakino Selo (Куракино Село́), each of which had been founded in their own right in the 17th and 18th centuries.[citation needed] The merger was prompted by the discovery of significant oil deposits near these villages in the 1940s and the consequent establishment of a worker's housing estate in 1954.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zhirnovsk serves as the administrative center of Zhirnovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zhirnovsky District as the town of district significance of Zhirnovsk.[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zhirnovsk is incorporated within Zhirnovsky Municipal District as Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement.[5]
Economy
As of 2010, oil and gas processing remains the towns chief industry.
References
Notes
Sources
- Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №1009-ОД от 21 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Жирновского района и муниципальных образований в его составе». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №36, 2 марта 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #1009-OD of February 14, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Zhirnovsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
External links
Media related to Zhirnovsk at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Zhirnovsk (in Russian)
- Zhirnovsk Business Directory (in Russian)