Desnogorsk

Town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia

Desnogorsk Десногорск
Town^[1]

Flag Coat of arms
Location of Desnogorsk
54°09′N 33°17′E / 54.150°N 33.283°E / 54.150; 33.283
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Smolensk Oblast^[1]
urban-type settlement	1974^[2]
Town status since	1989^[2]
Government
• Leader	Mikhail Khobotov
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[3]
• Total	29,677
• Estimate (2018)^[4]	27,771 (−6.4%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Desnogorsk Urban Okrug^[1]
• Capital of	Desnogorsk Urban Okrug^[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Desnogorsk Urban Okrug^[5]
• Capital of	Desnogorsk Urban Okrug^[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK ^[6])
Postal code(s)^[7]	216400, 216401
OKTMO ID	66710000001
Website	admin-smolensk.ru/~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 Russian census);^[3] 32,070 (2002 Census);^[8] 32,302 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] Desnogorsk is located on the banks of the Desna River and is surrounded by Roslavlsky District.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1979	9,830	—
1989	32,302	+228.6%
2002	32,070	−0.7%
2010	31,100	−3.0%
2021	25,345	−18.5%
Source: Census data

Geography

Climate

Desnogorsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).

Climate data for Desnogorsk
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−4.6 (23.7)	−3.7 (25.3)	1.8 (35.2)	11 (52)	17.7 (63.9)	20.7 (69.3)	23.2 (73.8)	21.9 (71.4)	16 (61)	8.8 (47.8)	2.3 (36.1)	−1.8 (28.8)	9.4 (49.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−6.6 (20.1)	−6.1 (21.0)	−1.4 (29.5)	6.5 (43.7)	13.4 (56.1)	16.9 (62.4)	19.4 (66.9)	18 (64)	12.5 (54.5)	6.2 (43.2)	0.6 (33.1)	−3.6 (25.5)	6.3 (43.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−8.9 (16.0)	−8.8 (16.2)	−4.9 (23.2)	1.5 (34.7)	8.3 (46.9)	12.1 (53.8)	15 (59)	13.7 (56.7)	8.9 (48.0)	3.4 (38.1)	−1.3 (29.7)	−5.6 (21.9)	2.8 (37.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	52 (2.0)	45 (1.8)	46 (1.8)	48 (1.9)	72 (2.8)	83 (3.3)	94 (3.7)	79 (3.1)	63 (2.5)	69 (2.7)	54 (2.1)	51 (2.0)	756 (29.7)
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/smolensk-oblast/desnogorsk-46612/

History

It was founded as a settlement around the Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant in 1974 (construction started in 1972).^[2] It belonged to Roslavlsky District. It was granted town status in 1989 and simultaneously declared to be the town of oblast significance.^[2]

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.^[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.^[5]

Economy

Industry

Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant is the main enterprise in Desnogorsk.

Transportation

The Russian route A130, formerly A101, connecting Moscow with the border of Belarus and continuing to Babruysk, passes close to Desnogorsk. There is also a connection to the road between Roslavl and Yelnya which continues further via Dorogobuzh and Safonovo to the M1 highway.

There is a railroad in Desnogorsk but no passenger traffic. The closest railway station with passenger traffic is Roslavl I.

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Resolution #261
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Общая информация о городе - История (in Russian). Desnogorsk City Administration. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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 [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Law #118-z
^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 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 [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
^ 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 [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

Sources

Администрация Смоленской области. Постановление №261 от 30 апреля 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Смоленской области», в ред. Постановления №464 от 27 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Смоленской области». Опубликован: База данных "Консультант-плюс". (Administration of Smolensk Oblast. Resolution #261 of April 30, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Territorial Units of Smolensk Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #464 of June 27, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Territorial Units of Smolensk Oblast. ).
Смоленская областная Дума. Закон №118-з от 30 ноября 2011 г. «Об утверждении границ муниципального образования "город Десногорск" Смоленской области». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. (Smolensk Oblast Duma. Law #118-z of November 30, 2011 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Desnogorsk" of Smolensk Oblast. Effective as of after ten days after the official publication date.).