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Town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia
Volokonovka Волоконовка
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Coordinates: 50°29′02″N 37°52′17″E / 50.48389°N 37.87139°E / 50.48389; 37.87139
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBelgorod Oblast
Founded1731
Town status since1961
Municipal status
 • Municipal districtVolokonovsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementVolokonovsky Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofVolokonovsky Municipal District, Volokonovsky Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code(s)309650
Dialing code(s)+7 47235
OKTMO ID14630151051

Volokonovka (Russian: Волоко́новка) is a town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Volokonovsky District. Population: 10,428 (2021 Census); 11,552 (2010 Census); 12,210 (2002 Census); 12,635 (1989 Soviet census).

Geography

The town is located on the left bank of the river Oskol (Don basin), 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Novy Oskol.

History

The settlement was founded in 1731. According to the 1877 census, there were 6,240 residents in the town. Status of urban-type settlements was granted since 1961.

On June 25, 2011, a monument to Grigory Volkonsky [ru], the founder of the settlement, was unveiled.

References

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  2. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  3. Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. 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 (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  5. Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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 (in Russian).
  6. 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 (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики . 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
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