Zhukov
Жуков
Town[1]
Welcome sign at the entrance to Zhukov
Welcome sign at the entrance to Zhukov
Coat of arms of Zhukov
Coat of arms
Location of Zhukov
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Zhukov is located in Russia
Zhukov
Zhukov
Location of Zhukov
Zhukov is located in Kaluga Oblast
Zhukov
Zhukov
Zhukov (Kaluga Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°02′N 36°45′E / 55.033°N 36.750°E / 55.033; 36.750
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaluga Oblast[1]
Administrative districtZhukovsky District[1]
Foundedearly 17th century
Town status since1996
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total12,131
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
13,576 (+11.9%)
 • Capital ofZhukovsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtZhukovsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementZhukov Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofZhukovsky Municipal District,[4] Zhukov Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
249190–249192
OKTMO ID29613101001
Websitemy-zhukov.ru

Zhukov (Russian: Жу́ков) is a town and the administrative center of Zhukovsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Ugodka River (Protva's tributary) 90 kilometers (56 mi) northwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,224 (2021 Census);[7] 12,131 (2010 Census);[2] 12,306 (2002 Census);[8] 2,888 (1989 Census).[9]

History

It was founded in the early 17th century.[citation needed] It has been known as a settlement of Ugodsky Zavod (Уго́дский Заво́д) since 1656 due to the construction of an ironworks.[citation needed] In 1974, it was renamed Zhukovo (Жу́ково) in honor of Georgy Zhukov, the most decorated general in Russian and Soviet military history, who was born there.[citation needed] In 1996, Zhukovo merged with neighboring Protva, was granted town status, and renamed Zhukov.[citation needed]

Geography

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zhukov serves as the administrative center of Zhukovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Zhukov is incorporated within Zhukovsky Municipal District as Zhukov Urban Settlement.[4]

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  1. ^ a b c d e Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 29 213», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 29 213, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Law #7-OZ
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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Media related to Zhukov at Wikimedia Commons

Administrative divisions of Kaluga Oblast
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