Gagarin, Smolensk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Gagarin.

Gagarin
Гагарин
Town[1]
Monument to Yuri Gagarin in the town
Monument to Yuri Gagarin in the town
Flag of Gagarin
Flag
Coat of arms of Gagarin
Coat of arms
Location of Gagarin
Map
Gagarin is located in Russia
Gagarin
Gagarin
Location of Gagarin
Gagarin is located in Smolensk Oblast
Gagarin
Gagarin
Gagarin (Smolensk Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°33′N 35°01′E / 55.550°N 35.017°E / 55.550; 35.017
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast[1]
Administrative districtGagarinsky District[1]
Urban settlementGagarinskoye[1]
Founded1718[2]
Town status since1776[2]
Government
 • Mayor[3]Andrey Puzikov (acting)[3]
Area
[1]
 • Total17.93 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total31,721
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
 • Capital ofGagarinsky District,[1] Gagarinskoye Urban Settlement[1]
 • Municipal districtGagarinsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementGagarinskoye Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofGagarinsky Municipal District,[5] Gagarinskoye Urban Settlement[6]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
215010, 215059
Dialing code(s)+7 48135
OKTMO ID66608101001
Websitewww.gagarinadmin.ru
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Gagarin (Russian: Гага́рин), known until 1968 as Gzhatsk (Гжатск), is a town and the administrative centre of Gagarinsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Gzhat River, 240 kilometers (150 mi) northeast of Smolensk, the administrative centre of the oblast. Population: 31,721 (2010 Census);[4] 28,789 (2002 Census);[9] 28,867 (1989 Soviet census).[10]

The town's former name is from that of the Gzhat River, which is of Baltic origin (cf. Old Prussian gudde, meaning "forest").[11]

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  3. ^ a b Official website of Gagarin. Andrey Yuryevich Puzikov Archived August 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, acting mayor of Gagarin (in Russian)
  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.
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  6. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 66 608 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 66 608 101. ).
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  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Е. М. Поспелов. Географические названия мира (Москва, 1998), стр. 110.