Biryuch

Biryuch
Бирюч
Town
A pedestrian street in Biryuch
A pedestrian street in Biryuch
Flag of Biryuch
Flag
Coat of arms of Biryuch
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Biryuch
Biryuch is located in Russia
Biryuch
Biryuch
Location of Biryuch
Biryuch is located in Belgorod Oblast
Biryuch
Biryuch
Biryuch (Belgorod Oblast)
Coordinates: 50°39′N 38°24′E / 50.650°N 38.400°E / 50.650; 38.400
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBelgorod Oblast
Administrative districtKrasnogvardeysky District
FoundedMarch 7, 1705
Town status since2005
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
7,846
 • Estimate 
(2021)
7,114 (−9.3%)
 • Capital ofKrasnogvardeysky District
 • Municipal districtKrasnogvardeysky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementBiryuch Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofKrasnogvardeysky Municipal District, Biryuch Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code
309920
Dialing code+7 47247
OKTMO ID14642151001
Websitebiryuch.ru

Biryuch (Russian: Бирю́ч) is a town and the administrative center of Krasnogvardeysky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Tikhaya Sosna River. Its population was 7,114 (2021 census); 7,846 (2010 census); 8,079 (2002 census); 8,526 (1989 Soviet census)..

It was previously known as Biryuchenskoye Komissarstvo (until January 27, 1919), Budyonny (until 1958), Krasnogvardeyskoye (until January 30, 2007).

History

Biryuch in 1942

It was founded on March 7, 1705 by Ivan Medkov, a Cossack sotnik, as Biryuchenskoye Komissarstvo (Бирю́ченское Комисса́рство), and was granted town status in 1779. According to a 1897 census, the town had a population of 13,081, of which 82.3% were Ukrainians, 16.9% were Russians, 0.4% were Jews and 0.16% were Romani. On January 27, 1919, it was renamed Budyonny (Будённый), after Semyon Budyonny. In 1958, it was renamed Krasnogvardeyskoye (Красногварде́йское) and demoted in status to that of a rural locality. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1975, and in 2005 it was again granted town status. On January 30, 2007, the town's original name of Biryuch was restored.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Biryuch serves as the administrative center of Krasnogvardeysky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Biryuch, together with two rural localities in Krasnogvardeysky District, is incorporated within Krasnogvardeysky Municipal District as Biryuch Urban Settlement.

Transportation

There is a railway station in Biryuch.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Resolution #P/21-21-4
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "General Information" (in Russian). Belgorod Oblast. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 14 242», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 14 242, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #159
  6. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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).
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. 1 2 Федеральный закон №7-ФЗ от 30 января 2007 г. «О переименовании города Красногвардейское Красногвардейского района Белгородской области в город Бирюч». (Federal Law #7-FZ of January 30, 2007 On Changing the Name of the Town of Krasnogvardeyskoye of Krasnogvardeysky District of Belgorod Oblast to the Town of Biryuch. ).
  12. ↑ "Biryuch district - the city of Biryuch". Demoscope Weekly. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

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