Lyubertsy

Lyubertsy (English) Люберцы (Russian)
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Lyubertsy Location of Lyubertsy in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°40′N 37°56′E / 55.667°N 37.933°E / 55.667; 37.933Coordinates: 55°40′N 37°56′E / 55.667°N 37.933°E / 55.667; 37.933
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast
Administrative district	Lyuberetsky District
City	Lyubertsy
Administrative center of	Lyuberetsky District, City of Lyubertsy
Municipal status (as of May 2012)
Municipal district	Lyuberetsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Lyubertsy Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Lyuberetsky Municipal District, Lyubertsy Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	172,525 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010	106th
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
First mentioned	1621
City status since	1925
Postal code(s)	140000, 140002–140014, 140020, 140025, 140026, 140028, 140079, 994002
Dialing code(s)	+7 495
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Lyubertsy (Russian: Люберцы; IPA: [ˈlʲʉbʲɪrtsɨ]) is a city and the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 172,525 (2010 Census);156,691 (2002 Census);165,478 (1989 Census).

It was first mentioned in 1621 and was granted town status in 1925. It is sometimes described as a working class suburb of Moscow.

Lyubertsy was home to the Lyubers Soviet sports youth movement in the 1980s. During the perestroika years of the 1990s, the Lyubers, and by association Lyubertsy, formed a part of the emerging organized crime syndicates.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lyubertsy serves as the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lyuberetsky District as the Town of Lyubertsy. As a municipal division, the Town of Lyubertsy is incorporated within Lyuberetsky Municipal District as Lyubertsy Urban Settlement.

Lyubertsy is a major industrial center. There are over twenty-five industrial enterprises and a large railway junction. Prevailing branches of industry are mechanical engineering, metalworking, production of construction materials, woodworking, and food processing.

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