Golitsyno, Moscow Oblast

Golitsyno (in English) Голицыно (Russian)
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Golitsyno Location of Golitsyno in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°36′53″N 36°59′14″E / 55.61472°N 36.98722°E / 55.61472; 36.98722Coordinates: 55°36′53″N 36°59′14″E / 55.61472°N 36.98722°E / 55.61472; 36.98722
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast
Administrative district	Odintsovsky District
Town	Golitsyno
Administrative center of	Town of Golitsyno
Municipal status (as of February 2012)
Municipal district	Odintsovsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Golitsyno Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Golitsyno Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	17,593 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1872
Town status since	2004
Postal code(s)	143040, 143041, 143043, 143044
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Golitsyno (Russian: Голи́цыно) is a town in Odintsovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Moscow. Population: 17,593 (2010 Census);16,189 (2002 Census);23,315 (1989 Census).

It was founded as a settlement in 1872 and was granted town status in 2004.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Odintsovsky District as the Town of Golitsyno. As a municipal division, the Town of Golitsyno is incorporated within Odintsovsky Municipal District as Golitsyno Urban Settlement.

A railway station of the same name on the Moscow–Minsk railway is located in Golitsyno.

There are two schools.

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