Liski, Voronezh Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Liski, Russia.
Liski (English)
Лиски (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

In Liski
Liski
Location of Liski in Voronezh Oblast
Coordinates: 50°58′N 39°31′E / 50.967°N 39.517°E / 50.967; 39.517Coordinates: 50°58′N 39°31′E / 50.967°N 39.517°E / 50.967; 39.517
Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of October 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Voronezh Oblast[1]
Administrative district Liskinsky District[1]
Urban settlement Liski[1]
Administrative center of Liskinsky District,[1] Liski Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2013)
Municipal district Liskinsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Liski Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Liskinsky Municipal District,[2] Liski Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 55,864 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 294th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1571
Previous names Novaya Pokrovka (until 1943),
Svoboda,
Liski (until 1965),
Georgiu-Dezh (until 1990)
Postal code(s)[5] 397900–397904, 397906–397910, 397979
Official website
Liski on Wikimedia Commons

Liski (Russian: Ли́ски) is a town and the administrative center of Liskinsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population: 55,864(2010 Census);[3] 55,893(2002 Census);[6] 54,039(1989 Census).[7]

History

Liski was founded as Novaya Pokrovka (Новая Покровка) in 1571 and renamed Svoboda (Свобода) in 1943, and after a period again as Liski, it was renamed Georgiu-Dezh (Георгиу-Деж) in 1965 for the Romanian communist leader, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, before returning to Liski again in 1990.

Administrative and municipal status

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

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #87-OZ
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #85-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. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. 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.
  7. 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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