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Country
  
Russia

Administratively subordinated to
  
Desnogorsk Urban Okrug

Urban okrug
  
Desnogorsk Urban Okrug

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:41 PM

Federal subject
  
Smolensk Oblast

Administrative center of
  
Desnogorsk Urban Okrug

Administrative center of
  
Desnogorsk Urban Okrug

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Desnogorsk


Desnogorsk (Russian: Десного́рск) is a town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Desna River 153 kilometers (95 mi) southeast of Smolensk. Population: 29,677 (2010 Census); 32,070 (2002 Census); 32,302 (1989 Census).

Contents

Map of Desnogorsk, Smolensky, Russia

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History

It was founded as a settlement around the Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant in 1974. It was granted town status in 1989.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated as Desnogorsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.

References

Desnogorsk Wikipedia