Yasnogorsk () is a town and the administrative center of Yasnogorsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the (Oka's tributary), north of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History The village of Laptevo () has been known since 1578–1579. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938 and town status in 1958. It was given its present name in 1965.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yasnogorsk serves as the administrative center of Yasnogorsky District.Law #954-ZTO As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Yasnogorsky District as Yasnogorsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Yasnogorsk as a part of Yasnogorsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district. As a municipal division, Yasnogorsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Yasnogorsky Municipal District as Yasnogorsk Urban Settlement.Law of the Tula Region of 3 March 2005 No. 539-ZTO "On the renaming of the municipal formation "Yasnogorsk District" of the Tula Region, establishing boundaries, conferring status and determining the administrative centers of municipal entities in the territory of the Yasnogorsk District of the Tula Region"
Local government
Local self-government is based on the charter adopted at a local referendum on 23 March 1997.
The structure of local government bodies of the city of Yasnogorsk is: the representative body of the municipal formation is the Assembly of Deputies of the municipal formation "City of Yasnogorsk"; the highest elected official of the municipal formation is the head of the municipal formation "City of Yasnogorsk"; the executive and administrative body of the municipal formation is the administration of the municipal formation "City of Yasnogorsk"; the control body of the municipal formation is the audit commission of the municipal formation "City of Yasnogorsk".
The representative body of local self-government, the Assembly of Deputies, has been operating since 2006. As a result of the elections on 1 March 2009, the second convocation of 15 deputies was elected (9 from United Russia, 1 from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, 1 from A Just Russia, 4 self-nominated candidates). Following the results of the 2023 elections, a representative of the Yabloko party was elected to the council.
Since 3 April 2009, the Head of the municipal formation "City of Yasnogorsk" has been Alexander Mikhailovich Dorogov. The position of Head of Administration of the municipal formation "City of Yasnogorsk" is occupied by Kharalampy Vasilyevich Mavrapulo (since 30 April 2009).
Economy The Yasnogorsk Machine-Building Factory builds parts for wagons, pumps, and locomotives for Russia's mining industry. The factory opened in 1895; along with jobs, the factory provided social services; in 1991 the factory owners gradually cut back on these services. In 2009, fewer than 280 workers were employed, from a peak of 7,000.
The town lags behind other urban centers of the oblast both economically and socially and its population has been steadily declining.
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