Krasnaya Yaruga
Красная Яруга | |
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Kharitonenko House in the town | |
Coordinates: 50°48′00″N 35°39′00″E / 50.80000°N 35.65000°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Belgorod Oblast |
First mentioned | 1681 |
Town status since | 1958 |
Population | |
• Total | 8,028 |
• Municipal district | Krasnoyaruzhsky Municipal District |
• Urban settlement | Krasnoyaruzhsky Urban Settlement |
• Capital of | Krasnoyaruzhsky Municipal District, Krasnoyaruzhsky Urban Settlement |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[3] | 309420 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 47263 |
OKTMO ID | 14643151051 |
Krasnaya Yaruga (Russian: Кра́сная Яру́га) is an urban-type settlement in Belgorod Oblast in Russia. Population: 7,957 (2021 Census);[4] 8,028 (2010 Russian census);[1] 7,823 (2002 Census);[5] 7,221 (1989 Soviet census).[6]
The village is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the railway station Sveklovichnaya (Russian: Свекловичная) on the Belgorod - Summy line.
The town was first mentioned in 1681. In 1874, a well-known industrialist IG Kharitonenko built a sugar factory in the town. Status of urban-type settlement was granted in 1958. The village is the birthplace of the Hero of the Soviet Union Grigory Tkachenko.