Stary Oskol
Stary Oskol
Старый Оскол | |
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Stary Oskol Location of Stary Oskol Stary Oskol Stary Oskol (Belgorod Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 51°17′48″N 37°50′06″E / 51.29667°N 37.83500°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Belgorod Oblast |
| Founded | 1593 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Vladimir Zhdanov |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 221,085 |
• Estimate (2025) | 215,937 (−2.3%) |
| • Rank | 84th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Stary Oskol |
| • Capital of | city of oblast significance of Stary Oskol, Starooskolsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Starooskolsky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Starooskolsky Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code | 309530 |
| Dialing code | +7 4725 |
| OKTMO ID | 14740000001 |
Stary Oskol (Russian: Ста́рый Оско́л, IPA: [ˈstarɨj ɐˈskol]) is a city in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located 618 kilometers (384 mi) south of Moscow. Population: 221,678 (2021 census); 221,085 (2010 census); 215,898 (2002 census); 173,917 (1989 Soviet census). It is called Stary Oskol (lit. 'Old Oskol') to distinguish it from Novy Oskol (lit. 'New Oskol') located 60 kilometres (37 mi) south. Both are on the Oskol River.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1897 | 16,000 | — |
| 1926 | 20,000 | +25.0% |
| 1939 | 10,946 | −45.3% |
| 1959 | 27,474 | +151.0% |
| 1970 | 51,533 | +87.6% |
| 1979 | 114,946 | +123.1% |
| 1989 | 173,917 | +51.3% |
| 2002 | 215,345 | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 221,085 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 221,676 | +0.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||