Desnogorsk
Десногорск
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| Coordinates: 54°09′N 33°17′E / 54.150°N 33.283°E / 54.150; 33.283 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast[1] |
| urban-type settlement | 1974[2] |
| Town status since | 1989[2] |
| Government | |
| • Leader | Mikhail Khobotov |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 29,677 |
| • Estimate
(2018)[4]
| 27,771 (−6.4%) |
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| • Subordinated to | Desnogorsk Urban Okrug[1] |
| • Capitalof | Desnogorsk Urban Okrug[1] |
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| • Urban okrug | Desnogorsk Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capitalof | Desnogorsk Urban Okrug[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] |
216400, 216401
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| OKTMOID | 66710000001 |
| Website | admin-smolensk |
Desnogorsk (Russian: Десного́рск) is a towninSmolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Desna River 153 kilometers (95 mi) southeast of Smolensk. Population: 29,677 (2010 Russian census);[3] 32,070 (2002 Census);[8] 32,302 (1989 Soviet census).[9] Desnogorsk is located on the banks of the Desna River and is surrounded by Roslavlsky District.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1979 | 9,830 | — |
| 1989 | 32,302 | +228.6% |
| 2002 | 32,070 | −0.7% |
| 2010 | 31,100 | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 25,345 | −18.5% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Desnogorsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Desnogorsk | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
11 (52) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16 (61) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
9.4 (49.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18 (64) |
12.5 (54.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15 (59) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.0) |
45 (1.8) |
46 (1.8) |
48 (1.9) |
72 (2.8) |
83 (3.3) |
94 (3.7) |
79 (3.1) |
63 (2.5) |
69 (2.7) |
54 (2.1) |
51 (2.0) |
756 (29.7) |
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/smolensk-oblast/desnogorsk-46612/ | |||||||||||||
It was founded as a settlement around the Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant in 1974 (construction started in 1972).[2] It belonged to Roslavlsky District. It was granted town status in 1989 and simultaneously declared to be the town of oblast significance.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated as Desnogorsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[5]
Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant is the main enterprise in Desnogorsk.
The Russian route A130, formerly A101, connecting Moscow with the border of Belarus and continuing to Babruysk, passes close to Desnogorsk. There is also a connection to the road between Roslavl and Yelnya which continues further via Dorogobuzh and Safonovo to the M1 highway.
There is a railroad in Desnogorsk but no passenger traffic. The closest railway station with passenger traffic is Roslavl I.
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