Torzhok
Торжок | |
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Town of oblast significance[1] | |
 View of Borisoglebsky Monastery | |
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Location of Torzhok  | |
  Torzhok Location of Torzhok  Torzhok Torzhok (Tver Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 57°02′N 34°58′E / 57.033°N 34.967°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast[1] |
| First mentioned | 1139[2] |
| Town status since | 1775[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yevgeny Ignatov |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 47,644 |
| • Subordinated to | Torzhok Okrug[1] |
| • Capital of | Torzhoksky District,[4] Torzhok Okrug[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Torzhok Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Torzhok Urban Okrug,[5] Torzhoksky Municipal District[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 172000-172011 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 48251 |
| OKTMO ID | 28750000001 |
| Website | torzhok-adm |
Torzhok (Russian: Торжо́к) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Tvertsa River along the federal highway M10 and a branch of the Oktyabrskaya Railway division of the Russian Railways. The town is famous for its folk craft of goldwork embroidery. Population: 47,644 (2010 Census);[3] 48,967 (2002 Census);[8] 49,982 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 12,700 | — |
| 1939 | 29,309 | +130.8% |
| 1959 | 34,921 | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 45,443 | +30.1% |
| 1979 | 47,214 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 49,982 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 48,967 | −2.0% |
| 2010 | 47,644 | −2.7% |
| 2021 | 41,116 | −13.7% |
| Source: Census data | ||
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- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.