Tikhvin

Tikhvin
Тихвин
Karla Marksa Street, the longest in Tikhvin
Karla Marksa Street, the longest in Tikhvin
Flag of Tikhvin
Coat of arms of Tikhvin
Location of Tikhvin
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Tikhvin is located in Russia
Tikhvin
Tikhvin
Location of Tikhvin
Tikhvin is located in Leningrad Oblast
Tikhvin
Tikhvin
Tikhvin (Leningrad Oblast)
Coordinates: 59°39′N 33°32′E / 59.650°N 33.533°E / 59.650; 33.533
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLeningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative districtTikhvinsky District[1]
Settlement municipal formationTikhvinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
First mentioned1383[2]
Town status since1773[2]
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 • Total
58,459
 • Rank284th in 2010
 • Capital ofTikhvinsky District,[1] Tikhvinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
 • Municipal districtTikhvinsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementTikhvinskoye Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofTikhvinsky Municipal District,[4] Tikhvinskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
187549–187553, 187555–187557
Dialing code(s)+7 81367[7]
OKTMO ID41645101001
Town DayJuly 9
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Tikhvin (Russian: Ти́хвин; Veps: Tihvin) is a town and the administrative center of Tikhvinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Tikhvinka River in the east of the oblast, 200 kilometers (120 mi) east of St. Petersburg. Tikhvin is also an industrial and cultural center of the district, as well as its transportation hub. Population: 58,459 (2010 Census);[3] 63,338 (2002 Census);[8] 71,352 (1989 Soviet census).[9]

It was previously known as Predtechensky pogost,[2] Tikhvinsky posad.[2]

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  3. ^ 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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  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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  7. ^ Телефонные коды Ленинградской области (in Russian). Телефонные коды России. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  8. ^ 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.