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Blagoveshchensk
Благовещенск | |
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City[1] | |
 The seat of the government of Amur Oblast in Blagoveshchensk. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Anthem of Blagoveshchensk[2] | |
Location of Blagoveshchensk  | |
  Blagoveshchensk Location of Blagoveshchensk  Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk (Amur Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′N 127°32′E / 50.250°N 127.533°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Amur Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1856[3] |
| Government | |
| • Body | [4] |
| • Mayor[4] | Oleg Imameyev[5] |
| Area [6] | |
| • Total | 320.97 km2 (123.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[7] | |
| • Total | 214,390 |
| • Estimate (2018)[8] | 225,091 (+5%) |
| • Rank | 87th in 2010 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
| • Subordinated to | Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug[1] |
| • Capital of | Amur Oblast,[1] Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug[1] |
Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug[9] |
| • Capital of | Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug,[9] Blagoveshchensky Municipal District[10] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [11]) |
| Postal code(s)[12] | 675000–675007, 675009–675011, 675014, 675016, 675018–675021, 671025, 671027–671030, 671700, 671801, 671890, 671960–671962, 671971, 671980–671983, 671985 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4162 |
| OKTMO ID | 10701000001 |
| City Day | June 2 (observed on the first Saturday of June)[13] |
| Website | www |
Blagoveshchensk (Russian: Благовещенск, IPA: [bləɡɐˈvʲeɕːɪnsk], lit. 'City of the Annunciation') is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Amur and the Zeya Rivers, opposite to the Chinese city of Heihe. Population: 241,437 (2021 Census);[15] 214,390 (2010 Russian census);[7] 219,221 (2002 Census);[16] 205,553 (1989 Soviet census).[17]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 32,834 | — |
| 1926 | 61,205 | +86.4% |
| 1939 | 58,790 | −3.9% |
| 1959 | 94,746 | +61.2% |
| 1970 | 127,757 | +34.8% |
| 1979 | 171,997 | +34.6% |
| 1989 | 205,553 | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 219,221 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 214,390 | −2.2% |
| 2021 | 241,437 | +12.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
The Amur has formed Russia's border with China since the 1858 Aigun Treaty and the 1860 Treaty of Peking. The area north of the Amur belonged to the Manchu Qing dynasty by the Treaty of Nerchinsk of 1689 until it was ceded to Russia by the Aigun Treaty in 1858.
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- ^ Official website of Blagoveshchensk. City Leadership Administration Archived 2023-10-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service. Показатели, характеризующие состояние экономики и социальной сферы муниципального образования. Город Благовещенск (in Russian)
- ^ 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 23 January 2019.
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- ^ Charter of Blagoveshchensk, Article 1
- ^ Amur Oblast Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Оценка численности населения по городским округам, муниципальным районам, городским и сельским поселениям Амурской области на 1 января 2014 года Archived 2019-08-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 [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.