En Name: | Stroitel |
Ru Name: | Строитель |
Coordinates: | 50.7833°N 65°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Federal Subject: | Belgorod Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Yakovlevsky District |
Adm Ctr Of: | Yakovlevsky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Yakovlevsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Stroitel Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Yakovlevsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Stroitel Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 23933 |
Established Date: | 1958 |
Current Cat Date: | 2000 |
Stroitel (ru|Строи́тель, lit. builder) is a town and the administrative center of Yakovlevsky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located near the Vorskla River (an arm of the Dnieper), 21km (13miles) from Belgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
Stroitel was founded in 1958 due to the then-planned construction of the Yakovlevsky mine. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1960 and town status in 2000.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Stroitel serves as the administrative center of Yakovlevsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Stroitel, together with three rural localities in Yakovlevsky District, is incorporated within Yakovlevsky Municipal District as Stroitel Urban Settlement.[2]