Gorodishche
Городище
Town[1]
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Gorodishche is located in Russia
Gorodishche
Gorodishche
Location of Gorodishche
Gorodishche is located in Penza Oblast
Gorodishche
Gorodishche
Gorodishche (Penza Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°17′N 45°42′E / 53.283°N 45.700°E / 53.283; 45.700
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPenza Oblast[1]
Administrative districtGorodishchensky District[1]
Town of district significanceGorodishche[1]
Founded1681[2]
Town status since1780[2]
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total8,096
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
7,885 (−2.6%)
 • Capital ofGorodishchensky District,[1] town of district significance of Gorodishche[1]
 • Municipal districtGorodishchensky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementGorodishche Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofGorodishchensky Municipal District,[6] Gorodishche Urban Settlement[7]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[8])
Postal code(s)[9]
442310
OKTMO ID56618101001

Gorodishche (Russian: Городи́ще) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodishchensky District in Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the Yulovka River (Sura's tributary) 48 kilometers (30 mi) east of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. The 2010 census found it had a population of 8096.

History

It was founded in 1681 as a fortress; town status was granted to it in 1780.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodishche serves as the administrative center of Gorodishchensky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gorodishchensky District as the town of district significance of Gorodishche.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Gorodishche is incorporated within Gorodishchensky Municipal District as Gorodishche Urban Settlement.[5]

Notable residents

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Law #774-ZPO
  2. ^ a b c Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 109. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Law #690-ZPO
  6. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 56 618». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 56 618. ).
  7. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 54 618 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 54 618 101. ).
  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)

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