Zhirnovsk
| Zhirnovsk (in English) Жирновск (Russian) |
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 Lomonosova Street in central Zhirnovsk |
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.svg) Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of 2012) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast |
| Administrative district | Zhirnovsky District |
| Town of district significance | Zhirnovsk |
| Administrative center of | Zhirnovsky District, town of district significance of Zhirnovsk |
| Municipal status (as of February 2005) | |
| Municipal district | Zhirnovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Zhirnovsky Municipal District, Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 16,872 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Postal code(s) | 403790–403793 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84454 |
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Zhirnovsk (Russian: Жи́рновск) is a town and the administrative center of Zhirnovsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Medveditsa River, which itself flows into the Don. Zhirnovsk lies 320 kilometers (200 mi) north of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,872 (2010 Census);17,751 (2002 Census);16,792 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1958 by merging the villages of Zhirnoye Selo (Жи́рное Село́) and Kurakino Selo (Куракино Село́), each of which had been founded in their own right in the 17th and 18th centuries. The merger was prompted by the discovery of significant oil deposits near these villages in the 1940s and the consequent establishment of a worker's housing estate in 1954.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zhirnovsk serves as the administrative center of Zhirnovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zhirnovsky District as the town of district significance of Zhirnovsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zhirnovsk is incorporated within Zhirnovsky Municipal District as Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement.
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