Zernograd
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| Zernograd (English) Зерноград (Russian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast |
| Administrative district | Zernogradsky District[citation needed] |
| Administrative center of | Zernogradsky District[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 26,842 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00)[2] |
| Founded | 1915[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1951[citation needed] |
| Previous names | Verblyud (until 1933),[citation needed] Zernovoy (until 1960)[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 347740, 347720[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 86359[citation needed] |
Zernograd (Russian: Зерногра́д) is a town and the administrative center of Zernogradsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located 71 kilometers (44 mi) southeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 26,842 (2010 Census);[1] 28,840 (2002 Census);[3] 26,097 (1989 Census).[4]
History [edit]
It was founded in 1915 as the halt of Verblyud (Верблю́д) due to the construction of the Rostov–Torgovaya railway.[citation needed] By 1933, it became a settlement and was renamed Zernovoy (Зерново́й).[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1951 and renamed Zernograd in 1960.[citation needed]
Military [edit]
From 1969 to 1995, Zernograd was home to the 106th Training Aviation Regiment, Yeysk Higher Military School of Pilots, of the Soviet Air Forces. The regiment was equipped with the L-29 and the L-39.[5]
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.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/uap/106uap.htm
