Moskovsky, Moscow Oblast

Coordinates: 55°36′N 37°21′E / 55.6°N 37.35°E / 55.6; 37.35

Patriarch Tikhon Church in Moskovsky

Moskovsky (Russian: Моско́вский) is a town in Leninsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated 25 kilometers (16 mi) southwest of Moscow and 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) east of Vnukovo International Airport. Population: 17,363 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 15,563 (2002 Census).^[2]

It was founded in 1968 as a rural locality around the agricultural company Mosagro (Agrokombinat "Moskovsky"). Town status was granted to it in 2004. A share taxi service connects the town to the Yugo-Zapadnaya station of the Moscow Metro.

References

1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
2. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 

External links

• Official website of Moskovsky
• Forum residents of Moskovsky town
• Official website of Agrokombinat "Moskovsky" (Russian)
• Unofficial website of Moskovsky (Russian)