Podgorensky (urban-type settlement)
"urban-type settlement" in Voronezh Oblast, Russia
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Podgorensky (Russian: Подго́ренский) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Podgorensky District of Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population: 5,732 (2021 census);[4] 6,136 (2010 census);[1] 6,745 (2002 census);[5] 7,083 (1989 Soviet census).[6]
Podgorensky
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| Coordinates: 50°24′N 39°29′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Voronezh Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Podgorensky District[1] |
| Founded | 1740 |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,136 |
• Estimate (2021) | 5,732 (−6.6%) |
| • Capital of | Podgorensky District[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [2]) |
| Postal code[3] | 396560 |
| OKTMO ID | 20641151051 |
History
A cement plant was built in Podgorensky in 1932 during the first Five Year Plan. In the 1950s and 1960s it underwent a major overhaul increasing its annual capacity to 612 thousand tons.[7]