Zhukovka
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For the airbase in Russia, sometimes known as "Zhukovka", see Ivanovo Severny.
Coordinates: 52°32′N 33°44′E / 52.533°N 33.733°E
Zhukovka (Russian: Жу́ковка) is a town in Zhukovsky District of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the left bank of the Desna River (Dnieper's basin) 56 kilometers (35 mi) northwest of Bryansk. Population: 18,269 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 19,731 (2002 Census);[2] 19,706 (1989 Census).[3]
It was founded in 1868 as a railway station on the Oryol–Riga railroad, better known as Riga — Oryol Railway. In following years the settlement grew around the Zhukovka station. The 43-km branch line leads to Kletnya.
Town status was granted to it in 1962. In 1914, there were fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. It was captured by the Germans on August 24, 1941.
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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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