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Gagarin
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city and administrative center of Gagarinsky District of Smolensk Oblast in central Russia
Gagarin is a city in central Russia that serves as the administrative center of Gagarinsky District in Smolensk Oblast. It functions as the main governing and organizational hub for the surrounding district in this region of western Russia.
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Key facts
- Country
- Russia
- Federal subject
- Smolensk Oblast
- Administrative district
- Gagarinsky District
- Urban settlement selsoviet
- Gagarinskoye
- Mayor
- Andrey Puzikov ( acting )
- Total
- 17.93 km (6.92 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 194 m (636 ft)
- Estimate 2024
- 25,374 ( −20% )
- Density
- 1,769/km (4,582/sq mi)
- Capital of
- Gagarinsky District, Gagarinskoye Urban Settlement
- Municipal district
- Gagarinsky Municipal District
- Urban settlement
- Gagarinskoye Urban Settlement
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( MSK )
- Postal codes
- 215010, 215059
- Dialing code
- +7 48135
- Website
- www .gagarinadmin .ru
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Гжатск
- Population
- 25374
- Area
- 14.46
- Elevation
- 194
- Official website
- www.gagarinadmin.ru
- Image
- Gagarin town - Central square.jpg
- Dialing code
- 48135
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- Commons category
- Gagarin (Smolensk Oblast)
- postal code
- 215010
- time of earliest written record
- 1705-00-00
- inception
- 1718-00-00
- native label
- Гжатск
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Gagarin (Russian: Гага́рин), known until 1968 as Gzhatsk (Гжатск), is a town and the administrative centre of Gagarinsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Gzhat River, 240 kilometers (150 mi) northeast of Smolensk, the administrative centre of the oblast. Population: 31,721 (2010 census); 28,789 (2002 census); 28,867 (1989 Soviet census).
The town's former name is from that of the Gzhat River, which is of Baltic origin (cf. Old Prussian gudde, meaning "forest").