Krasnaya Yaruga

Krasnaya Yaruga (Russian: Красная Яруга) is an urban-type settlement in Belgorod Oblast in Russia.

Krasnaya Yaruga Красная Яруга
Town
Kharitonenko House in the town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Krasnaya Yaruga
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Coordinates: 50°48′00″N 35°39′00″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Belgorod Oblast
First mentioned	1681
Town status since	1958
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	8,028
• Estimate  (2018)[2]	8,082 (+0.7%)
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Krasnoyaruzhsky Municipal District
• Urban settlement	Krasnoyaruzhsky Urban Settlement
• Capital of	Krasnoyaruzhsky Municipal District, Krasnoyaruzhsky Urban Settlement
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	309420
Dialing code(s)	+7 47263
OKTMO ID	14643151051

Geography

The village is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the railway station Sveklovichnaya (Russian: Свекловичная) on the Belgorod - Summy line.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1681. In 1874, a well-known industrialist IG Kharitonenko built a sugar factory in the town. Status of urban-type settlement was granted in 1958. The village is the birthplace of the Hero of the Soviet Union Grigory Tkachenko.

References

1. 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.
2. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
3. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
4. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)