Kommunar, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast

Kommunar
Коммунар
Izhorskaya Street in Kommunar
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Kommunar
Location of Kommunar
Kommunar
Kommunar (Leningrad Oblast)
Coordinates: 59°38′N 30°24′E / 59.633°N 30.400°E / 59.633; 30.400
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLeningrad Oblast
Administrative districtGatchinsky District
Settlement municipal formationSelsovietKommunarskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Founded1840s
Town status sinceJune 28, 1993
Population
 • Total
20,211
 • Estimate 
(2024)
25,706 (+27.2%)
 • Capital ofKommunarskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
 • Municipal districtGatchinsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementKommunarskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofKommunarskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
188320–188322
OKTMO ID41618105001
Websitewww.kommunar.spb.ru

Kommunar (Russian: Коммуна́р) is a town in Gatchinsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Izhora River 35 kilometers (22 mi) south of the center of St. Petersburg. Population: 20,211 (2010 census); 17,164 (2002 census); 17,791 (1989 Soviet census). The name of the town means "Communards", in reference to supporters of the 1871 popular uprising in Paris.