Verkhneuralsk (Russian: Верхнеура́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Ural River, 230 kilometers (140 mi) southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 9,457 (2010 Russian census);[3] 10,054 (2002 Census);[8] 10,893 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Verkhneuralsk
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Location of Verkhneuralsk  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°53′N 59°15′E / 53.883°N 59.250°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Verkhneuralsky District[1] |
| Town | Verkhneuralsk[1] |
| Founded | 1734 |
| Town status since | 1781[2] |
| Elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,457 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 9,340 (−1.2%) |
| • Capital of | Verkhneuralsky District,[1] Town of Verkhneuralsk[1] |
| • Municipal district | Verkhneuralsky Municipal District[1] |
| • Urban settlement | Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement[1] |
| • Capital of | Verkhneuralsky Municipal District,[1] Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 457670–457672, 457688 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 35143 |
| OKTMO ID | 75617101001 |
History edit
Founded in 1734 as the fortress of Verkhneyaitskaya (Верхнея́ицкая), it was renamed Verkhneuralskaya (Верхнеура́льская) after the Yaik River was renamed the Ural.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1781.[2]
Administrative and municipal status edit
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Verkhneuralsk serves as the administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Verkhneuralsky District as the Town of Verkhneuralsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Verkhneuralsk is incorporated within Verkhneuralsky Municipal District as Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement.[1]
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Resolution #161
- ^ a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 67. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 75 617 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 75 617 101. ).
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
External links edit
- Pictures of Verkhneuralsk (in Russian)