Yegoryevsk
Coordinates: 55°23′N 39°02′E / 55.383°N 39.033°E
| Yegoryevsk Егорьевск |
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| Country |  Russia |
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| Oblast |  Moscow Oblast |
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| District | Yegoryevsky District | ||
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| • Total | 70,081 (2,010 Census);[1] | ||
| Website | http://egoradmin.ru | ||
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Yegoryevsk (Russian: Его́рьевск) is a town and the administrative center of Yegoryevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Guslitsa River 114 kilometers (71 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 70,081 (2010 Census);[1] 68,303 (2002 Census);[2] 73,854 (1989 Census);[3] 68,000 (1971); 56,000 (1939); 29,700 (1926).
It has been known since 1462 as the village of Vysokoye (Высо́кое; lit. High). Town status was granted to it in 1778.
The town is home to many historic buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as a museum with both art and artifacts of daily life in earlier centuries.
Yegoryevsk Bus Terminal is located in the town. Olympic gymnast Aliya Mustafina was born and raised in Yegoryevsk.
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References [edit]
- ^ a b "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
External links [edit]
- Unofficial website of Yegoryevsk (Russian)
