Domodedovo (town)
| Domodedovo (English) Домодедово (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of January 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Domodedovo Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Administrative center of | Domodedovo Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
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| Urban okrug | Domodedovo Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Domodedovo Urban Okrug |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies |
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| Area | 159.27 km2 (61.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 96,145 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 177th |
| Density | 604/km2 (1,560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Town status since | 1947 |
| Postal code(s) | 142000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 49679; 495 546-8x-xx |
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Domodedovo (Russian: Домодедово; IPA: [dəmɐˈdʲɛdəvə]) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 37 kilometers (23 mi) south of Moscow. Population: 96,145 (2010 Census);54,080 (2002 Census);55,294 (1989 Census). The increase of population is due to the merger of three neighboring inhabited localities into the town in 2004.
The city is located on the Moskva-Oka plain, in the center of the East European Plain, south-east of the capital, 37km from the center of Moscow, on the Moscow - Kashira highway and the Paveletsky suburban direction of Moscow Railway, near the federal highway, M-4 "Don". Most of the town is located to the west of the railway line. The town stretches from north to south along the railroad tracks on 26 kilometers. The climate is moderate continental, with cold, snowy winters, and warm, humid summers. The frequent passage of cyclones from the Atlantic and the Mediterranean sometimes causes an increase in cloud cover. Average mid-January temperature is about -10,5 °C, and mid-July is +17,5 °C. The average duration of the frost-free period is 130 days. Soil is alluvial, gray forest. Water resources are virtually non-existent. The main rivers that flows in the area are Rozhayka, Severka and Pakhra Rivers.
The name of the modern town, Domodedovo which was incorporated in 1900, was given after nearby village with the same name, was first mentioned around 1401 in the spiritual literacy of Vladimir the Bold, Prince of Serpukhov and Borovski. The modern city is located on the old road, Kashira way, that for centuries connected Moscow with Kashira and many other southern cities.
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