Pochinok, Pochinkovsky District, Smolensk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Pochinok (inhabited locality).
Pochinok (English)
Починок (Russian)
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Location of Smolensk Oblast in Russia
Pochinok
Location of Pochinok in Smolensk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°24′N 32°27′E / 54.400°N 32.450°E / 54.400; 32.450Coordinates: 54°24′N 32°27′E / 54.400°N 32.450°E / 54.400; 32.450
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Smolensk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Pochinkovsky District[1]
Urban settlement Pochinkovskoye[1]
Administrative center of Pochinkovsky District,[1] Pochinkovskoye Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status (as of November 2011)
Municipal district Pochinkovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Pochinkovskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Pochinkovsky Municipal District,[2] Pochinkovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Area (urban settlement) (February 2014) 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)[1]
Population (2010 Census) 8,776 inhabitants[4]
Density 839/km2 (2,170/sq mi)[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Founded 1868
Town status since 1926
Postal code(s)[7] 216450, 216499

Pochinok (Russian: Почи́нок) is a town and the administrative center of Pochinkovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Khmara River (Dnieper's basin) 62 kilometers (39 mi) southeast of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,776 (2010 Census);[4] 9,578 (2002 Census);[8] 10,753 (1989 Census).[9]

History

It was founded in 1868 as a station on the Riga–Oryol railway. It was named after one of the many pochinok villages in Smolensk Governorate. The word pochinok (починок) means "a new settlement or village built on a clear spot". Pochinok was granted town status in 1926.

Administrative and municipal status

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

Military

Since the Cold War, nearby Shatalovo air base has been a major training and operations facility for Soviet and Russian Air Force combat crews.

Notable people

The most famous native of Pochinok is the artist and designer El Lissitzky.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Resolution #261
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #132-z
  3. ↑ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 66 633 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 66 633 101. ).
  4. 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.
  5. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. ↑ 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.).
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ 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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