Korocha (English) Короча (Russian)
—  Inhabited locality  —
Location of Korocha on the map of Russia
Coordinates: 50°49′00″N 37°12′00″E / 50.8166667°N 37.2°E / 50.8166667; 37.2Coordinates: 50°49′00″N 37°12′00″E / 50.8166667°N 37.2°E / 50.8166667; 37.2
Coat of arms
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Mandatory parameter. Please, specify
Statistics
Area	5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)[citation needed]
Population (2002 Census)	5,921 inhabitants[1]
- Density	1,184 /km2 (3,100/sq mi)[2]
Founded	1638[3]
Dialing code(s)	+7 (+7) 47231[citation needed]

Korocha (Russian: Короча) is a town in and the administrative center of Korochansky District of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Korocha River (Seversky Donets's tributary), 57 km northeast of Belgorod. Population: 6,046 (2002 Census); 5,755 (1989 Census).

The town of Korocha was founded in 1638. Of the notable people, mathematician Aleksei Pogorelov was born in this town.

[edit] History

In the early XVIIth century, there were a small Russian fortress in Korocha. The town started to grow in 1638 when the defense line between Belgorod, Tambov and Ulyanovsk against the Crimean Tatars was built. At this time, it was the south frontier of the Russian Empire. The town was first named Krasny gorod na Koroche (nice town on Korocha river), then Korocha. It became a town in 1708. until the early XXth century, Korocha remains the main town in this region, then it loose its importance. During World War Two, Korocha is occupied by the German Wehrmacht from July 1 1942 and freed on February 7 1943 by the Voronezh Front of the Red Army during the Battle of Kharkov.

[edit] References

1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
2. ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2002 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the Census (2002).
3. ^ "Information on Korocha". http://www.mojgorod.ru/belgorod_obl/korocha/index.html. (Russian)

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