Novy Oskol

human settlement in Novooskolsky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia

Key facts

Country: Russia
Federal subject: Belgorod Oblast
Administrative district: Novooskolsky District
Elevation: 110 m (360 ft)
Total: 19,530
Estimate 2021: 18,359 ( −6% )
Capital of: Novooskolsky District
Municipal district: Novooskolsky Municipal District
Urban settlement: Novy Oskol Urban Settlement
Time zone: UTC+3 ( MSK )

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Царёв-Алексеев
Population: 18359
Area: 16
Elevation: 110
Image: Успенский собор (Новый Оскол).jpg
Dialing code: 47233

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Commons category: Novy Oskol
inception: 1647-01-01
postal code: 309640
time of earliest written record: 1637-00-00
native label: Новый Оскол

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Novy Oskol (Russian: Но́вый Оско́л) is a town and the administrative center of Novooskolsky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, 90 kilometers (56 mi) northeast of Belgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 18,359 (2021 census); 19,530 (2010 census); 20,892 (2002 census); 20,072 (1989 Soviet census). It is called Novy Oskol (lit. 'New Oskol') to distinguish it from Stary Oskol (lit. 'Old Oskol') located 60 kilometres (37 mi) north. Both are on the south-flowing Oskol River.

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