Povorino

Povorino (English)
Поворино (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -
Povorino
Location of Povorino in Voronezh Oblast
Coordinates: 51°12′N 42°15′E / 51.200°N 42.250°E / 51.200; 42.250Coordinates: 51°12′N 42°15′E / 51.200°N 42.250°E / 51.200; 42.250
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of October 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Voronezh Oblast[1]
Administrative district Povorinsky District[1]
Urban settlement Povorino[1]
Administrative center of Povorinsky District,[1] Povorino Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2011)
Municipal district Povorinsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Povorino Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Povorinsky Municipal District,[2] Povorino Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 17,692 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1870[5]
Town status since June 3, 1954[5]
Postal code(s)[6] 397350, 397351, 397354, 397355
Official website
Povorino on Wikimedia Commons

Povorino (Russian: Пово́рино) is a town and the administrative center of Povorinsky District in the east of Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population: 17,692(2010 Census);[3] 18,342(2002 Census);[7] 19,450(1989 Census).[8]

History

It emerged as a settlement around the eponymous railway station in 1870 and was granted town status in 1954.[5]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Povorino serves as the administrative center of Povorinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Povorinsky District as Povorino Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Povorinsky Municipal District.[2]

Transportation

A junction of railroads and motorways, the town is situated between Tambov and Volgograd on European route E119 from Moscow to Astara, Azerbaijan.

Military

The town was home to Povorino air base during the Cold War.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #87-OZ
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #75-OZ
  3. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 3 Official website of Povorino (Russian)
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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