Mikhaylov
Михайлов | |
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Coordinates: 54°14′N 39°02′E / 54.233°N 39.033°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Ryazan Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Mikhaylovsky District[1] |
Town of district significance | Mikhaylov[2] |
First mentioned | 1546 |
Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,784 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 10,174 (−13.7%) |
• Capital of | Mikhaylovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Mikhaylov[2] |
• Municipal district | Mikhaylovsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Mikhaylovskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Mikhaylovsky Municipal District,[5] Mikhaylovskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | 391710–391712, 391739 |
OKTMO ID | 61617101001 |
Mikhaylov (Russian: Миха́йлов) is a town and the administrative center of Mikhaylovsky District in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Pronya River (Oka's tributary), 68 kilometers (42 mi) southwest of Ryazan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,784 (2010 Russian census);[3] 13,295 (2002 Census);[8] 15,302 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
It was first mentioned in 1546 among other fortified towns in the periphery of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.[citation needed] It was inhabited by the Streltsy, cannonmakers, and carpenters, who formed slobodas around the town. In 1618, Mikhaylov withstood a ten-day siege by the Polish army. In 1708, the town became a part of Moscow Governorate and then of Ryazan Vice-Royalty and Ryazan Governorate.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylov serves as the administrative center of Mikhaylovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Mikhaylovsky District as the town of district significance of Mikhaylov.[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Mikhaylov is incorporated within Mikhaylovsky Municipal District as Mikhaylovskoye Urban Settlement.[5]