Country Russia Area 39 km² | Federal subject Moscow Oblast Local time Thursday 1:34 AM | |
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Administratively subordinated to Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction Administrative center of Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction Urban okrug Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug Administrative center of Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug Weather 0°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Elektrogorsk (Russian: Электрого́рск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 75 kilometers (47 mi) east from Moscow. Population: 22,480 (2010 Census); 20,353 (2002 Census); 18,391 (1989 Census).
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Map of Elektrogorsk, Moskovsky, Russia
History
Elektrogorsk was founded in 1912 due to the construction of the first big peat-fired thermal power station in Russia, which would be called Elektroperedacha ("Электропередача", lit. "electric power transmission"). The settlement was named after the power station. In 1946, it was granted town status and renamed Elektrogorsk. It has a highly variable climate ranging from −30 °C (−22 °F) in the winter up to 25 °C (77 °F) in the summer.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the administrative divisions framework, it is incorporated as Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug.