Blagoveshchensk

For the town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, see Blagoveshchensk, Republic of Bashkortostan.
Blagoveshchensk
Благовещенск
City[1]
The seat of the government of Amur Oblast in Blagoveshchensk.
The seat of the government of Amur Oblast in Blagoveshchensk.
Flag of Blagoveshchensk
Flag
Coat of arms of Blagoveshchensk
Coat of arms
Anthem: Anthem of Blagoveshchensk[2]
Location of Blagoveshchensk
Map
Blagoveshchensk is located in Russia
Blagoveshchensk
Blagoveshchensk
Location of Blagoveshchensk
Blagoveshchensk is located in Amur Oblast
Blagoveshchensk
Blagoveshchensk
Blagoveshchensk (Amur Oblast)
Coordinates: 50°15′N 127°32′E / 50.250°N 127.533°E / 50.250; 127.533
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAmur Oblast[1]
Founded1856[3]
Government
 • Body[4]
 • Mayor[4]Oleg Imameyev [ru][5]
Area
[6]
 • Total
320.97 km2 (123.93 sq mi)
Elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[7]
 • Total
214,390
 • Estimate 
(2018)[8]
225,091 (+5%)
 • Rank87th in 2010
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toBlagoveshchensk Urban Okrug[1]
 • Capital ofAmur Oblast,[1] Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug[1]
 • Urban okrugBlagoveshchensk Urban Okrug[9]
 • Capital ofBlagoveshchensk Urban Okrug,[9] Blagoveshchensky Municipal District[10]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[11])
Postal code(s)[12]
675000–675007, 675009–675011, 675014, 675016, 675018–675021, 671025, 671027–671030, 671700, 671801, 671890, 671960–671962, 671971, 671980–671983, 671985
Dialing code(s)+7 4162
OKTMO ID10701000001
City DayJune 2 (observed on the first Saturday of June)[13]
Websitewww.admblag.ru

Blagoveshchensk (Russian: Благовещенск, IPA: [bləɡɐˈvʲeɕːɪnsk], lit. 'City of the Annunciation') is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Amur and the Zeya Rivers, opposite to the Chinese city of Heihe. Population: 241,437 (2021 Census);[15] 214,390 (2010 Census);[7] 219,221 (2002 Census);[16] 205,553 (1989 Soviet census).[17]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
189732,834—    
192661,205+86.4%
193958,790−3.9%
195994,746+61.2%
1970127,757+34.8%
1979171,997+34.6%
1989205,553+19.5%
2002219,221+6.6%
2010214,390−2.2%
2021241,437+12.6%
Source: Census data

The Amur has formed Russia's border with China since the 1858 Aigun Treaty and the 1860 Treaty of Peking. The area north of the Amur belonged to the Manchu Qing dynasty by the Treaty of Nerchinsk of 1689 until it was ceded to Russia by the Aigun Treaty in 1858.

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  2. ^ Decision #14/60
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  4. ^ a b Charter of Blagoveshchensk, Article 17
  5. ^ Official website of Blagoveshchensk. City Leadership Administration Archived 2023-10-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  6. ^ Federal State Statistics Service. Показатели, характеризующие состояние экономики и социальной сферы муниципального образования. Город Благовещенск (in Russian)
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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  11. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  12. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  13. ^ Charter of Blagoveshchensk, Article 1
  14. ^ Amur Oblast Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Оценка численности населения по городским округам, муниципальным районам, городским и сельским поселениям Амурской области на 1 января 2014 года Archived 2019-08-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).
  17. ^ 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.