Tsiolkovsky

Also known as Uglegorsk, Amur Oblast, Svobodny-18, Tsiolkovsky, Amur Oblast

settlement in Amur Oblast, Russia

Key facts

Country: Russia
Federal subject: Amur Oblast
Body: Council of People's Deputies
Head: Marina Zenina
Total: 5,892
Estimate 2023: 7,429 ( +26.1% )
Subordinated to: Tsiolkovsky Urban Okrug
Capital of: Tsiolkovsky Urban Okrug
Urban okrug: Tsiolkovsky Urban Okrug
Time zone: UTC+9 ( MSK+6 )
Dialing code: +7 41643
Rural locality day: October 27
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Tsiolkovsky (Russian: Циолковский) is a closed town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshaya Pyora River (a tributary of the Zeya), 110 kilometers (68 mi) from the border with China and 180 kilometers (110 mi) north of Blagoveshchensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 5,892 (2010 census); 5,050 (2002 census). The town serves the nearby spaceport, Vostochny Cosmodrome.

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