Dimitrovgrad, Russia
| Dimitrovgrad (English) Димитровград (Russian) |
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RailwayStation.JPG) Dimitrovgrad railway station |
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| Administrative status (as of July 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ulyanovsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad |
| Administrative center of | Melekessky District, city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad |
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| Urban okrug | Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug, Melekessky Municipal District |
| Head | Nikolay Gorshenin |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 122,580 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 133rd |
| Time zone | SAMT (UTC+04:00) |
| City status since | 1919 |
| Previous names | Melekess (until 1972) |
| Postal code(s) | 4335хх |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84235 |
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Dimitrovgrad (Russian: Димитровгра́д) is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Cheremshan River.
Its population has been 122,580 (2010 Census);130,871 (2002 Census);and 123,570 (1989 Census). It is by population the second-largest city in the Ulyanovsk Oblast, after Ulyanovsk.
The city was founded in 1714. It was founded as a village for workers of the local distillery, which was closed in 1848. As of 1897, its population was 8,500, and in 1919 it was granted town status. Until 1972, the city's name was Melekess (Мелекесс), after the river.
On July 15, 1972, the city's name was changed to Dimitrovgrad, celebrating the 90th birthday of the Bulgarian former communist leader, Georgi Dimitrov.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dimitrovgrad serves as the administrative center of Melekessky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad is incorporated as Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug.
The city's leading enterprise, located 6 km (4 mi) to the south-west, is the country's Federal Nuclear Research Institute. One of the institute's eight atomic reactors provides Dimitrovgrad with district heating.
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