Tsiolkovsky, Amur Oblast

Tsiolkovsky
Циолковский
Settlement
Construction of residential buildings in summer 2015
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Tsiolkovsky
Location of Tsiolkovsky
Tsiolkovsky
Tsiolkovsky (Amur Oblast)
Coordinates: 51°45′37″N 128°07′16″E / 51.76028°N 128.12111°E / 51.76028; 128.12111
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAmur Oblast
Founded1961
Government
 • BodyCouncil of People's Deputies
 • HeadMarina Zenina
Population
 • Total
5,892
 • Estimate 
(2023)
7,429 (+26.1%)
 • Subordinated toTsiolkovsky Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofTsiolkovsky Urban Okrug
 • Urban okrugTsiolkovsky Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofTsiolkovsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal code
676470
Dialing code+7 41643
OKTMO ID10770000051
Rural locality DayOctober 27
Websiteзатоциолковский.рф

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.