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Dimitrovgrad

Димитровград
Kirk o St.George the Victorious
Kirk o St.George the Victorious
Banner o Dimitrovgrad
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Coat of airms o Dimitrovgrad
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Dimitrovgrad is located in Roushie
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad
Location o Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad is located in Ulyanovsk Oblast
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°11′N 49°35′E / 54.183°N 49.583°E / 54.183; 49.583Coordinates: 54°11′N 49°35′E / 54.183°N 49.583°E / 54.183; 49.583
KintraRoushie
Federal subjectUlyanovsk Oblast
Foondit1698
Govrenment
 • BodiCooncil o Deputies
 • HeadNikolay Gorshenin
Area
 • Total41.5 km2 (16.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Total122,549
 • Rank133rd in 2010
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
 • Caipital oMelekessky Destrict
 • Urban okrugDimitrovgrad Urban Okrug
Postal code(s)[2]
4335хх
Dialin code(s)+7 84235
Websitewww.dimitrovgrad.ru

Dimitrovgrad (Roushie: Димитровгра́д) is a ceety in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Roushie, locatit on the Bolshoy Cheremshan River. Population: 130,871 (2002 Census);[3] 123,570 (1989 Census).[4]

History

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It wis foondit in the beginnin o the 18t century as a veelage for wirkers o the local distillery, which wis closed in 1848. As o 1897, its population wis 8,500, an in 1919 it wis grantit toun status. Till 1972, the ceety's name wis Melekess (Мелекесс), efter the river. Syne 1972, the ceety's name is Dimitrovgrad, efter the Bulgarie communist Georgi Dimitrov.

Economy

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Dimitrovgrad's industry includes an auto pairts manufacturer (carburetors, fuel pumps), cairpet manufacturin plant, an a chemical processin equipment manufacturer. The ceety's main enterprise is the Federal Nuclear Research Center.

Education an cultur

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The ceety haes a variety o educational institutions. It haes twinty-twa seicontary schuils, three lyceums, ane gymnasium, three branches o state varsities an twa branches o private heicher educational institutions. Thare an aw is a drama theater in the ceety.

The bandy team Cheremshan plays in the 2nt heichest division.[5]

References

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  2. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Roushie)
  3. Roushie Federal State Stateestics Service (21 Mey 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 o Roushie, Its Federal Destricts, Federal Subjects, Destricts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Admeenistrative Centres, an Rural Localities wi Population o Ower 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [Aw-Roushie Population Census o 2002] (in Roushie).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  4. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [Aw Union Population Census o 1989: Present Population o Union an Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts an Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Destricts, Urban Settlements, an Veelages Servin as Destrict Admeenistrative Centres]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [Aw-Union Population Census o 1989] (in Roushie). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute o Demografie at the Naitional Resairch Varsity: Heicher Schuil o Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  5. http://www.rusbandy.ru/800content.html?PageID=336[deid airtin]