Noginsk

Noginsk (Russian: Ноги́нск), known as Bogorodsk (Russian: Богородск) until 1930, is a city and the administrative center of Noginsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 34 kilometers (21 mi) east of the Moscow Ring Road on the Klyazma River. Population: 103,891 (2021 Census);[7] 100,072 (2010 Census);[2] 117,555 (2002 Census);[8] 123,020 (1989 Census).[9] Founded in 1389 as Rogozhi, the town was later renamed to Rogozha by 1506, and to Bogorodsk (lit. [a town] of the Mother of God) by a Catherine the Great's decree in 1781, when it was granted town status.[citation needed] Throughout the 19th century and for a good part of the 20th century, the town was a major textile center, processing cotton, silk, and wool. In 1930, the town was renamed Noginsk after Bolshevik Viktor Nogin.[citation needed] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Noginsk serves as the administrative center of Noginsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated within Noginsky District as the City of Noginsk.[1] As a municipal division, the City of Noginsk is incorporated within Noginsky Municipal District as Noginsk Urban Settlement.[4]