Gubkin

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the Russian-Soviet geologist of the same name, see Iwan Michailowitsch Gubkin

city Gubkin Губкин flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Belgorod Rajon Gubkin head Anatoly Kretov Founded 1931 City since 1955 surface 34  km² population 88,560 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 2605 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 180  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 47241 Post Code 309180-309191 License Plate 31 OKATO 14 430 Website www.gubkinadm.ru Geographical location Coordinates 51 ° 17 ′  N , 37 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  N , 37 ° 33 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Belgorod Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Gubkin ( Russian Губкин ) is a district town with 88,560 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in southwestern Russia , in Belgorod Oblast . It is located about 500 km south of Moscow , 180 km north of the Ukrainian city of Kharkov and 100 km northeast of the regional capital Belgorod , on the Oskolez river . The closest town is Stary Oskol , which is 19 km east of Gubkin.

history

The city was founded in the 1930s in the area of ​​the villages of Korobkowo and Saltykowo in connection with the beginning development of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly , a huge iron ore deposit in southwestern Russia. It received its name in honor of the geologist Iwan Gubkin (1871-1939) when it was granted the status of an urban-type settlement in 1939. In 1955, Gubkin received city rights.

Population development

year	Residents
1959	21,333
1970	54,074
1979	65,140
1989	73,848
2002	86,083
2010	88,560

Note : census data

economy

Christ's Transfiguration Cathedral

Gubkin is still a center of mining , which is mostly operated above ground. Raw material processing, the building material and food industries play an important role.

Education and culture

Gubkin owns a branch of the Moscow State Open University and a Polytechnic. There is a museum in the city about the history of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

See also: Gubkin University of Petroleum and Gas (Moscow)

Web links

• Gubkin on mojgorod.ru (Russian)