Lgov, Kursk Oblast

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Lgov
Льгов
Town[1]
Lgov-Kiyevsky railway station in Lgov
Lgov-Kiyevsky railway station in Lgov
Coat of arms of Lgov
Coat of arms
Location of Lgov
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Lgov is located in Kursk Oblast
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Lgov
Location of Lgov
Lgov is located in Russia
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Lgov (Russia)
Coordinates: 51°40′N 35°16′E / 51.667°N 35.267°E / 51.667; 35.267
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast[1]
First mentioned1152
Town status since1779
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total21,453
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Lgov[1]
 • Capital ofLgovsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Lgov[1]
 • Urban okrugLgov Urban Okrug[3]
 • Capital ofLgov Urban Okrug,[3] Lgovsky Municipal District[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
307750Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID38710000001
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Lgov (Russian: Льгов, IPA: [ˈlʲɡof]) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on both sides of the Seym river (a tributary of the Desna) 80 kilometers (50 mi) west of Kursk and an equal distance from Hlukhiv, Ukraine. Population as of 2021 was 17,557.

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  2. ^ 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.
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  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)