Yasny (English) Ясный (Russian) |
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Location of Orenburg Oblast in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of December 2014) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast |
Administratively subordinated to | Town of Yasny |
Administrative center of | Yasnensky District, Town of Yasny |
Municipal status (as of May 2015) | |
Urban okrug | Yasnensky Urban Okrug |
Administrative center of | Yasnensky Urban Okrug |
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Population (2010 Census) | 17,363 inhabitants |
Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
Founded | 1961 |
Town status since | 1979 |
Postal code(s) | 462780, 462781 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 35368 |
Yasny (Russian: Я́сный) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located 502 kilometers (312 mi) southeast of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,363 (2010 Census);18,545 (2002 Census);26,587 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1961, granted urban-type settlement status in 1962, and town status in 1979.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yasny serves as the administrative center of Yasnensky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Yasny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Yasny and of Yasnensky District are incorporated as Yasnensky Urban Okrug.
The Dombarovsky Cosmodrome, located near Yasny, is a rocket launch site. Launches from Dombarovsky include orbital Dnepr launches, for ISC Kosmotras.