Donskoy
Донской | |
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Coordinates: 53°57′57″N 38°19′29″E / 53.96583°N 38.32472°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tula Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1773 |
Town status since | 1939 |
Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 64,552 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 63,631 (−1.4%) |
• Rank | 244th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | Donskoy Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
• Capital of | Donskoy Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
• Urban okrug | Donskoy Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Donskoy Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | |
OKTMO ID | 70712000001 |
Website | donskoy |
Donskoy (Russian: Донско́й) is a town in Tula Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Don River, 65 kilometers (40 mi) southeast of Tula. Population: 61,477 (2021 Census);[7] 64,552 (2010 Russian census);[2] 32,745 (2002 Census);[8] 36,158 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Donskoy was granted town status in 1939.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as Donskoy Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Donskoy Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Donskoy Urban Okrug.[4]