Salsk

Salsk
Сальск
Town
On the Lenina Street in central Salsk
On the Lenina Street in central Salsk
Flag of Salsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Salsk
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Salsk
Salsk is located in Russia
Salsk
Salsk
Location of Salsk
Salsk is located in Rostov Oblast
Salsk
Salsk
Salsk (Rostov Oblast)
Coordinates: 46°26′N 41°35′E / 46.433°N 41.583°E / 46.433; 41.583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast
Administrative districtSalsky District
Urban settlementSelsovietSalskoye
Founded1899
Town status since1926
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
61,316
 • Estimate 
(2025)
56,605 (−7.7%)
 • Capital ofSalsky District, Salskoye Urban Settlement
 • Municipal districtSalsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementSalskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofSalsky Municipal District, Salskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal codes
347630–347634, 347636, 347639, 347640, 347649, 347659
OKTMO ID60650101001
Websiteadm-salsk.ru

Salsk (Russian: Сальск) is a town and the administrative center of Salsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Sredny Yegorlyk River (Don's basin), 180 kilometers (110 mi) southeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 56,832 (2020), 61,316 (2010 census); 61,775 (2002 census); 61,088 (1989 Soviet census).

History

Historical affiliations

Russian Empire 1899–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1917–1922
Soviet Union 1922–1991
Russian Federation 1991–present

It was established as a settlement serving Torgovaya (Торго́вая) railway station, which opened in 1899.[citation needed] It was granted town status and renamed Salsk in 1926.[citation needed] Salsk was occupied by Nazi Germany from July 31, 1942 as a part of the operation known as Case Blue.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Salsk serves as the administrative center of Salsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Salsky District as Salskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Salsky Municipal District.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #340-ZS
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2025 года (in Russian), Moscow: Federal State Statistics Service, April 25, 2025, Wikidata Q133797648, archived from the original on April 26, 2026
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #233-ZS
  5. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ↑ 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).
  8. ↑ 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.

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