Rasskazovo
Рассказово
Town[1]
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Rasskazovo is located in Russia
Rasskazovo
Rasskazovo
Location of Rasskazovo
Rasskazovo is located in Tambov Oblast
Rasskazovo
Rasskazovo
Rasskazovo (Tambov Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°40′N 41°53′E / 52.667°N 41.883°E / 52.667; 41.883
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTambov Oblast[1]
Founded1698
Town status since1926
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total45,484
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
43,330 (−4.7%)
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Rasskazovo[1]
 • Capital ofRasskazovsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Rasskazovo[1]
 • Urban okrugRasskazovo Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofRasskazovo Urban Okrug,[4] Rasskazovsky Municipal District[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
431590Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID68725000001

Rasskazovo (Russian: Расска́зово) is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Lesnoy Tambov River (Tsna's tributary) at its confluence with the Arzhenka River 40 kilometers (25 mi) east of Tambov. Population: 45,484 (2010 Census);[2] 46,516 (2002 Census);[7] 49,058 (1989 Census).[8]

History

It was founded in 1698 and named after Stepan Rasskazov, a native of Morshansk and the first settler in the area.[citation needed] In the 18th–early 20th century, Rasskazovo was known for its cottage industries, such as stocking knitting, skin dressing, candle and soap production. In 1753, a cloth factory was built and later a dyeing manufactory. Rasskazovo was granted town status in 1926.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Rasskazovo serves as the administrative center of Rasskazovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Rasskazovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Rasskazovo is incorporated as Rasskazovo Urban Okrug.[4]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Law #72-Z
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). 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.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Law #232-Z
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Russian 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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