Nikolsk, Penza Oblast
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Coordinates: 53°42′34.92″N 46°4′53.04″E / 53.7097°N 46.0814°E
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Nikolsk (Russian: Нико́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Nikolsky District of Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyrgan River 120 kilometers (75 mi) northeast of Penza. Population: 22,475 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 24,061 (2002 Census);[2] 26,871 (1989 Census).[3]
It was established in place of the villages of Nikolskoye (Нико́льское), known since 1668, and Pestrovka (Пестровка), known since the 1680s. It was called Nikolo-Pestrovka (Нико́ло-Пестровка) in 1761 and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1928. It was granted town status in 1954.
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- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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