Sasovo () is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Ryazan Oblast
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Geography
Ryazan Oblast ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Tsna River (
Oka's
basin) southeast of
Ryazan
Ryazan (, ; also Riazan) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 C ...
. Population:
History
Sasovo was founded in 1642 and granted town status in 1926. In the early 17th century, the village of Sasovo was owned by the descendants of
Siberian
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Khan Kuchum who also ruled in
Kasim Khanate at that time.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Sasovo serves as the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Sasovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the
town of oblast significance of Sasovo
[Law #128-OZ]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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. As a
municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Sasovo is incorporated as Sasovo Urban Okrug.
[Law #95-OZ]
Notable people
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Nikolay Makarov (1914–1988), Soviet firearms designer, born in Sasovo
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Viktor Zolotov
Viktor Vasilyevich Zolotov (; born 27 January 1954) is a Russian military officer who is the Director of the National Guard (Rosgvardiya, concurrently serving as National Guard Forces Commander-in-Chief) and a member of the Security Council. Zo ...
(born 1954), Director of the National Guard of Russia, born in Sasovo
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Cities and towns in Ryazan Oblast
Yelatomsky Uyezd