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Lyubertsy

Lyubertsy
Люберцы
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Lyubertsy is located in Moscow Oblast
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Lyubertsy is located in European Russia
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Coordinates: 55°40′42″N 37°53′40″E / 55.67833°N 37.89444°E / 55.67833; 37.89444
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Administrative districtLyuberetsky District[1]
CityLyubertsy[1]
First mentioned1621
City status since1925
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 • Total
172,525
 • Rank106th in 2010
 • Capital ofLyuberetsky District,[1] City of Lyubertsy[1]
 • Municipal districtLyuberetsky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementLyubertsy Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofLyuberetsky Municipal District,[3] Lyubertsy Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
140000, 140002–140014, 140020, 140025, 140026, 140028, 140079, 994002
Dialing code(s)+7 495
OKTMO ID46631101001
Websitewww.luberadm.ru

Lyubertsy (Russian: Люберцы, IPA: [ˈlʲʉbʲɪrtsɨ]) is a city and the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia.

Demographics

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Population: 224,195 (2021 Census);[6] 172,525 (2010 Census);[2] 156,691 (2002 Census);[7] 165,478 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
192610,000—    
193946,491+364.9%
195993,255+100.6%
1970139,401+49.5%
1979159,563+14.5%
1989165,478+3.7%
2002156,691−5.3%
2010172,525+10.1%
2021224,195+29.9%
Source: Census data

History

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It was first mentioned in 1621 and was granted town status in 1925.[citation needed] It is sometimes described as a working class suburb of Moscow.[9]

In 1909 International Harvester bought now defunct Uhtomsky factory which before produced railway air brakes and was called "New York" and was repurposed to produce agricultural equipment. It was closed in 2007.

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.

Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lyubertsy serves as the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lyuberetsky District as the Town of Lyubertsy.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Lyubertsy is incorporated within Lyuberetsky Municipal District as Lyubertsy Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

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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.

The largest enterprises include:

Notable people

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Resolution #123-PG
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ a b c d e Law #81/2005-OZ
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  7. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ The New York Times. "Fear of Return to '90s Hardship Fuels Support for Putin". A political analysis by Michael Schwirtz. March 3, 2012.

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