Zherdevka
Жердевка
Town[1]
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Zherdevka is located in Russia
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Location of Zherdevka
Zherdevka is located in Tambov Oblast
Zherdevka
Zherdevka
Zherdevka (Tambov Oblast)
Coordinates: 51°51′N 41°27′E / 51.850°N 41.450°E / 51.850; 41.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTambov Oblast[1]
Administrative districtZherdevsky District[1]
Town of district significanceZherdevka[1]
Founded1954
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total15,209
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
14,214 (−6.5%)
 • Capital ofZherdevsky District,[1] town of district significance of Zherdevka[1]
 • Municipal districtZherdevsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementZherdevka Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofZherdevsky Municipal District,[4] Zherdevka Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
393670–393672, 393699
OKTMO ID68604101001

Zherdevka (Russian: Же́рдевка) is a town and the administrative center of Zherdevsky District in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Savala River (Khopyor's tributary), 128 kilometers (80 mi) south of Tambov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 15,209 (2010 Census);[2] 16,557 (2002 Census);[7] 19,218 (1989 Census).[8]

History

It was founded in 1954 after the merger of Zherdevka railway station (opened in 1869), a settlement near a sugar factory (built in 1937), and a settlement of Chibizovka.[citation needed] The name of the town derives from a nearby village of Zherdevka, located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) away from it.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zherdevka serves as the administrative center of Zherdevsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zherdevsky District as the town of district significance of Zherdevka.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zherdevka is incorporated within Zherdevsky Municipal District as Zherdevka Urban Settlement.[4]

Military

The town was home to Zherdevka air base.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 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 e 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.

Sources

External links

Media related to Zherdevka at Wikimedia Commons

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