Novocherkassk
Новочеркасск | |
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Coordinates: 47°25′20″N 40°05′38″E / 47.42222°N 40.09389°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Rostov Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1805 |
Government | |
• Body | Council of Deputies |
• Head of Administration | Anatoly Volkov |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 168,746 |
• Rank | 108th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | Novocherkassk Urban Okrug[1] |
• Capital of | Novocherkassk Urban Okrug[1] |
• Urban okrug | Novocherkassk Urban Okrug[3] |
• Capital of | Novocherkassk Urban Okrug[3] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[5] | 3464xx |
Dialing code(s) | +7 8635 |
OKTMO ID | 60727000001 |
Website | www |
Novocherkassk (Russian: Новочерка́сск, lit. 'New Cherkassk') is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located near the confluence of the Tuzlov and Aksay Rivers, the latter a distributary of the Don River. Novocherkassk is best known as the cultural capital of the Cossacks, and as the official capital of the Don Cossacks. Population: 168,746 (2010 Russian census);[2] 170,822 (2002 Census);[6] 187,973 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1897 | 52,000 | — |
1926 | 62,000 | +19.2% |
1939 | 81,000 | +30.6% |
1959 | 95,453 | +17.8% |
1970 | 162,365 | +70.1% |
1979 | 183,055 | +12.7% |
1989 | 187,973 | +2.7% |
2002 | 170,822 | −9.1% |
2010 | 168,746 | −1.2% |
2021 | 163,674 | −3.0% |
Source: Census data |
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