Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Zheleznodorozhny, Russia.
Zheleznodorozhny
Железнодорожный
City[1]
(abolished)
Zheleznodorozhnaya railway station
Zheleznodorozhnaya railway station
Flag of Zheleznodorozhny
Flag
Coat of arms of Zheleznodorozhny
Coat of arms
Location of Zheleznodorozhny
Map
Zheleznodorozhny is located in Russia
Zheleznodorozhny
Zheleznodorozhny
Location of Zheleznodorozhny
Zheleznodorozhny is located in Moscow Oblast
Zheleznodorozhny
Zheleznodorozhny
Zheleznodorozhny (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°45′N 38°01′E / 55.750°N 38.017°E / 55.750; 38.017
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Founded1861
City status since1952[2]
AbolishedJanuary 9, 2015[3]
Government
 • BodyCity Council[2]
 • Mayor[4]Yevgeny Zhirkov[4]
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[5]
 • Total131,257
 • Rank126th in 2010
 • Subordinated toZheleznodorozhny City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
 • Capital ofZheleznodorozhny City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
 • Urban okrugZheleznodorozhny Urban Okrug[3]
 • Capital ofZheleznodorozhny Urban Okrug[6]
Postal code(s)[7]
143980

Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодоро́жный) is an inhabited zone and city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 21 kilometers (13 mi) east of Moscow. It was technically abolished and merged into the city of Balashikha in January 2015.[3] Population: 131,257 (2010 Census);[5] 103,931 (2002 Census);[8] 97,426 (1989 Soviet census).[9] Its name means "Railway", and its flag and coat of arms both had lines resembling railway tracks.

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  3. ^ a b c Law #209/2014-OZ
  4. ^ a b Yegor Kargalinsky. "Евгений Жирков – мэр, который победил ЖКХ (The Mayor Who Overcame the Public Utility Mafia)". The Weekly Arguments // Аргументы недели. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  5. ^ 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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  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.