Zarechny, Penza Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Zarechny (inhabited locality).
Zarechny (English)
Заречный (Russian)
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Location of Penza Oblast in Russia
Zarechny
Location of Zarechny in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 53°12′00″N 45°10′00″E / 53.20000°N 45.16667°E / 53.20000; 45.16667Coordinates: 53°12′00″N 45°10′00″E / 53.20000°N 45.16667°E / 53.20000; 45.16667
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Administrative status (as of October 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Penza Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Zarechny[1]
Administrative center of town of oblast significance of Zarechny[1]
Municipal status (as of September 2011)
Urban okrug Zarechny Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Zarechny Urban Okrug[2]
Head Vyacheslav Gladkov
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 63,601 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 249th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1958
Dialing code(s) +7 8412
Official website
Zarechny on Wikimedia Commons

Zarechny (Russian: Заре́чный), called Penza-19 (Пе́нза-19) in 1962–1992, is a closed town in Penza Oblast, Russia, located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) east of Penza. Population: 63,601(2010 Census);[3] 62,970(2002 Census).[5]

History

It was formed in 1958 on the territory of Penza's Zarechny City District. It was closed and named Penza-19 in 1962 and renamed Zarechny in 1992.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Zarechny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Zarechny is incorporated as Zarechny Urban Okrug.[2]

Economy

Zarechny's main employer is Rosatom and a major industry is manufacture of nuclear weapon components. The town also is the location of Rosatom's two operating fast breeder reactors, the BN600 and BN800, which provide power into the national electricity grid. Other industries include electronics and software.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #774-ZPO
  2. 1 2 3 Decision #142
  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. 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.

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