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Yasny, Orenburg Oblast

Yasny (English)
Ясный (Russian)
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Location of Orenburg Oblast in Russia
Yasny is located in Orenburg Oblast
Yasny
Yasny
Location of Yasny in Orenburg Oblast
Coordinates: 51°03′N 59°58′E / 51.050°N 59.967°E / 51.050; 59.967Coordinates: 51°03′N 59°58′E / 51.050°N 59.967°E / 51.050; 59.967
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
Statistics
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.


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