Bogorodsk, Bogorodsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Bogorodsk.
Bogorodsk (English)
Богородск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Krasnaya Square in central Bogorodsk

Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Bogorodsk
Location of Bogorodsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 56°07′N 43°30′E / 56.117°N 43.500°E / 56.117; 43.500Coordinates: 56°07′N 43°30′E / 56.117°N 43.500°E / 56.117; 43.500
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative district Bogorodsky District[1]
Town of district significance Bogorodsk[1]
Administrative center of Bogorodsky District,[1] town of district significance of Bogorodsk[1]
Municipal status (as of August 2009)
Municipal district Bogorodsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Bogorodsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Bogorodsky Municipal District,[2] Bogorodsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 35,499 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Known since 1570
Town status since 1923
Previous names Bogorodichnoye/Bogoroditskoye/Bogorodskoye
Postal code(s)[5] 607600, 607602, 607603, 607605, 607649
Official website
Bogorodsk on Wikimedia Commons

Bogorodsk (Russian: Богоро́дск) is a town and the administrative center of Bogorodsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located 43 kilometers (27 mi) southwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 35,499(2010 Census);[3] 37,095(2002 Census);[6] 38,401(1989 Census).[7]

History

It has been known since 1570 as the village of Bogorodichnoye, Bogoroditskoye, or Bogorodskoye. It was granted town status in 1923.

Administrative and municipal status

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

Economy

Bogorodsk is one of the oldest centers of the leather industry in Russia.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Order #3-od
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #152-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. 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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