Fokino
Фокино | |
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Coordinates: 53°12′46″N 34°25′07″E / 53.21278°N 34.41861°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Bryansk Oblast[2] |
Founded | 1899 |
Town status since | 1954 |
Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,876 |
• Subordinated to | Fokinsky Urban Administrative Okrug (town of oblast significance)[2] |
• Capital of | Starodubsky Urban Administrative Okrug[2] |
• Urban okrug | Fokino Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Fokino Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | |
OKTMO ID | 15710000001 |
Fokino (Russian: Фо́кино) is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolva River (Desna's tributary) 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) north of Bryansk. Population: 12,538 (2021 Census);[7] 13,876 (2010 Russian census);[3] 15,504 (2002 Census);[8] 15,191 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Town status was granted to it in 1954.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Fokino is incorporated as Fokinsky Urban Administrative Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Fokinsky Urban Administrative Okrug is incorporated as Fokino Urban Okrug.[2]
Prior to January 1, 2013, Fokino was administratively incorporated as a town of district significance within Dyatkovsky District.