Zelenogorsk
Зеленогорск
Town[1]
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Zelenogorsk is located in Russia
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Zelenogorsk is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Zelenogorsk
Zelenogorsk
Zelenogorsk (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Coordinates: 56°06′00″N 94°35′00″E / 56.10000°N 94.58333°E / 56.10000; 94.58333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Founded1956Edit this on Wikidata
Town status since1956
Government
 • MayorSperanskii Mikhail Viktorovich
Area
 • Total162.1 km2 (62.6 sq mi)
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total66,056
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
62,245 (−5.8%)
 • Rank237th in 2010
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toclosed administrative-territorial formation of Zelenogorsk[1]
 • Capital ofclosed administrative-territorial formation of Zelenogorsk[1]
 • Urban okrugZelenogorsk Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofZelenogorsk Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
663690
Dialing code(s)+7 39169
OKTMO ID04737000001
Websitewww.zeladmin.ru

Zelenogorsk (Russian: Зеленогорск, IPA: [zʲɪlʲɪnɐˈgorsk]) is a closed town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kan River 180 kilometers (110 mi) above its confluence with the Yenisei River. It was formerly known as Krasnoyarsk-45 (Красноя́рск-45) and was involved in enriching uranium for the Soviet nuclear program. Population: 66,056 (2010 Census);[2] 69,355 (2002 Census).[7]

History

It was granted town status in 1956.[citation needed]

As a closed town, it went under the code-name Krasnoyarsk-45 until Russian President Boris Yeltsin decreed, in 1992, that such cities could use their historical names. The town appeared on no official maps until then. As is the tradition with Soviet towns containing secret facilities, the designation "Krasnoyarsk-45" is actually a postcode; it implied that the place was located directly in the city of Krasnoyarsk, but really 160 kilometers (99 mi) from it. The city still remains closed, by a vote of the inhabitants. Access is possible only by having a special entry permit issued by the city's authorities.

Administrative and municipal status

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

International relations

It is a sister city with Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States.[citation needed]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #10-4765
  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 Law #14-3412
  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).

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