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Pushchino
Pushchino is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, an important scientific center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Situated 100 kilometers (62 mi) south of Moscow, and 13 km south-east of Serpukhov, on the right side of the Oka River opposite the Prioksko-Terrasny Nature Reserve. It is informally called Pushchino-on-Oka. Population: 20,332 (2010 census); 19,964 (2002 census); 19,479 (1989 Soviet census).
Good to know
- Population: 20,072.
- Founded: 1956.
- Area: 1823 sq km.
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow.