Krasnoznamensk
Краснознаменск
Town[1]
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Entrance to Krasnoznamensk
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Coat of arms of Krasnoznamensk
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Krasnoznamensk is located in Russia
Krasnoznamensk
Krasnoznamensk
Location of Krasnoznamensk
Krasnoznamensk is located in Moscow Oblast
Krasnoznamensk
Krasnoznamensk
Krasnoznamensk (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°36′03″N 37°02′09″E / 55.60083°N 37.03583°E / 55.60083; 37.03583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Founded1950Edit this on Wikidata
Town status since1981
Government
 • BodyCity Duma
 • HeadYury Kovtun
Area
 • Total5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total36,103
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
41,769 (+15.7%)
 • Density6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toclosed administrative-territorial formation of Krasnoznamensk[1]
 • Capital ofclosed administrative-territorial formation of Krasnoznamensk[1]
 • Urban okrugKrasnoznamensk Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofKrasnoznamensk Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
143090
Dialing code(s)+7 49633
OKTMO ID46706000001
Websitekrasnoznamensk.com

Krasnoznamensk (Russian: Краснозна́менск) is a closed town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 43,868 (2021 Census);[7] 36,103 (2010 Census);[2] 28,044 (2002 Census).[8] It was previously known as Golitsyno-2 (until 1994).

History

It was granted town status in 1981.[citation needed] It was known until 1994 as Golitsyno-2 (Голицыно-2).[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Krasnoznamensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Krasnoznamensk is incorporated as Krasnoznamensk Urban Okrug.[4]

Military

The town hosts a reserve mission control center and a primary mission control center for military satellites, the Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Center (compare the United States' Joint Functional Component Command for Space and Global Strike), which is reflected in its coat of arms.

Notable people

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #11/2013-OZ
  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. ^ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
  4. ^ a b c Law #205/2004-OZ
  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. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  8. ^ 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).

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