Belinsky
Белинский | |
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Coordinates: 52°58′N 43°26′E / 52.967°N 43.433°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Belinsky District[1] |
Town of district significance | Belinsky[1] |
Founded | 1713 (first mentioned),[citation needed] 1801 (re-established) |
Town status since | 1801 |
Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,565 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 7,694 (−10.2%) |
• Capital of | Belinsky District,[1] town of district significance of Belinsky[1] |
• Municipal district | Belinsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Belinsky Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Belinsky Municipal District,[5] Belinsky Urban Settlement[6] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
Postal code(s)[8] | 442250, 442289 |
OKTMO ID | 56612101001 |
Website | gbelinsk |
Belinsky (Russian: Бели́нский) is a town and the administrative center of Belinsky District in Penza Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the rivers Bolshoy Chembar and Maly Chembar, 129 kilometers (80 mi) west of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,565 (2010 Russian census);[2] 8,837 (2002 Census);[9] 9,028 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
It was previously known as Chembar (until 1948).
It was first mentioned in 1713.[citation needed] In 1780, it was granted town status and named Chembar (Чембар).[citation needed] In 1798, it was abolished, but in 1801 it was re-instated as a town.[citation needed] In 1948, it was renamed after Vissarion Belinsky who spent his childhood here.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belinsky serves as the administrative center of Belinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Belinsky District as the town of district significance of Belinsky .[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Belinsky is incorporated within Belinsky Municipal District as Belinsky Urban Settlement.[4]