Velikiye Luki

Not to be confused with Velyki Luchky, Ukraine.
Velikiye Luki
Великие Луки
Town[1]
Panorama of Velikiye Luki
Panorama of Velikiye Luki
Flag of Velikiye Luki
Flag
Coat of arms of Velikiye Luki
Coat of arms
Location of Velikiye Luki
Map
Velikiye Luki is located in Russia
Velikiye Luki
Velikiye Luki
Location of Velikiye Luki
Velikiye Luki is located in Pskov Oblast
Velikiye Luki
Velikiye Luki
Velikiye Luki (Pskov Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°20′N 30°32′E / 56.333°N 30.533°E / 56.333; 30.533
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPskov Oblast[1]
First mentioned1166[2]
Town status since1777
Government
 • BodyCity Duma[3]
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total
98,778
 • Rank169th in 2010
 • Subordinated toTown of Velikiye Luki[1]
 • Capital ofVelikoluksky District, Town of Velikiye Luki[1]
 • Urban okrugVelikiye Luki Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofVelikiye Luki Urban Okrug,[5] Velikoluksky Municipal District[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
182100-182115
Dialing code(s)+7 81153[8]
OKTMO ID58710000001
Websitevluki.reg60.ru

Velikiye Luki (Russian: Вели́кие Лу́ки, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪjə ˈlukʲɪ]; lit. great meanders[9] or longbows) is a town in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the meandering Lovat River. It is the second largest town in Pskov Oblast; population: 86,711 (2021 Census);[10] 98,778 (2010 Census);[4] 104,979 (2002 Census);[11] 113,745 (1989 Soviet census).[12] Velikiye Luki is a City of Military Glory, an honor bestowed on it because of the courage and heroism its citizens displayed during World War II.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18978,500—    
192619,600+130.6%
193934,932+78.2%
195958,939+68.7%
197085,994+45.9%
1979103,045+19.8%
1989113,235+9.9%
2002104,979−7.3%
201098,778−5.9%
202186,711−12.2%
Source: Census data
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  3. ^ "Великолукская городская дума". Town of Velikiye Luki. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Ref863 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "List of postal codes" (in Russian). Russian Post. Archived from the original on December 12, 2006. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  8. ^ Телефонный код города Великие Луки (81153) (in Russian). city-code. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  9. ^ ISBN 530900257X. Г. П.  Смолицкая. "Топонимический словарь Центральной России". "Армада-Пресс", 2002 (G. P. Smolitskaya. Toponymic Dictionary of Central Russia. Armada-Press, 2002)
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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).
  12. ^ 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.