Gryazi

For other places with the same name, see Gryazi (inhabited locality).

Gryazi (Russian: Гря́зи) is a town and the administrative center of Gryazinsky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Matyra River (left tributary of the Voronezh; Don's basin) 30 kilometers (19 mi) southeast of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 43,908 (2021 Census);^[8] 46,807 (2010 Census);^[3] 47,478 (2002 Census);^[9] 47,458 (1989 Soviet census).^[10]

Gryazi Грязи
Town[1]
Bus station in Gryazi
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Gryazi
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Coordinates: 52°30′N 39°58′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Lipetsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Gryazinsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction	Gryazi[1]
Founded	second half of the 19th century
Town status since	1938[2]
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	46,807
Administrative status
• Capital of	Gryazinsky District,[1] Gryazi Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Gryazinsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Gryazi Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Gryazinsky Municipal District,[5] Gryazi Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	399050, 399053–399061, 399099
OKTMO ID	42606101001

History

It was founded in the second half of the 19th century as a settlement around the Gryazi railway station, which was opened in 1868.^[2] Town status was granted to it in 1938.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gryazi serves as the administrative center of Gryazinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gryazinsky District as Gryazi Town Under District Jurisdiction.^[1] As a municipal division, Gryazi Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Gryazinsky Municipal District as Gryazi Urban Settlement.^[4]