Krasnoslobodsk (Mordovia)

city Krasnoslobodsk Краснослободск ( Russian ) Ош ( Mokshan ) flag coat of arms Federal district Volga republic Mordovia Rajon Krasnoslobodsk Founded 1571 City since 1780 surface 10  km² population 10,151 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1015 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 160  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 83443 Post Code 431260, 431261 License Plate 13, 113 OKATO 89 234 501 Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 26 '  N , 43 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 26 '0 "  N , 43 ° 47' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Situation in Mordovia

List of cities in Russia

Krasnoslobodsk ( Russian Краснослободск , Mokshan Ош , Osh ) is a city in the Republic of Mordovia ( Russia ) with 10,151 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located about 110 km west of the republic capital Saransk on the Mokscha , a right tributary of the Oka, which flows into the Volga .

Krasnoslobodsk is the administrative center of the raion of the same name .

history

The place has been known since 1571 as a settlement belonging to an Ostrog Krasnaya Sloboda , which received city rights in 1780 under its current name.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	7,400
1939	6,046
1959	6,477
1979	10,099
1989	11,261
2002	10,843
2010	10.151

Note: Census data (1897 rounded)

Web links

• Krasnoslobodsk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

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)