Volodarsk, Russia

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Volodarsk (English)
Володарск (Russian)
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Aerial view of Volodarsk

Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Volodarsk
Location of Volodarsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 56°13′N 43°11′E / 56.217°N 43.183°E / 56.217; 43.183Coordinates: 56°13′N 43°11′E / 56.217°N 43.183°E / 56.217; 43.183
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Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative district Volodarsky District[1]
Town of district significance Volodarsk[1]
Administrative center of Volodarsky District,[1] town of district significance of Volodarsk[1]
Municipal status (as of September 2013)
Municipal district Volodarsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Volodarsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Volodarsky Municipal District,[2] Volodarsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 9,928 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Town status since 1956[5]
Previous names Olgino (until 1920)
Postal code(s)[6] 606070, 606072
Official website
Volodarsk on Wikimedia Commons

Volodarsk (Russian: Волода́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Volodarsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seyma River (Oka's tributary) 50 kilometers (31 mi) west of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 9,928(2010 Census);[3] 10,989(2002 Census);[7] 11,034(1989 Census).[8]

History

The village of Seyma on the Seyma River was first mentioned in the 15th century. Seyma's branch settlement of Olgino was renamed Volodarsk in 1920, after V. Volodarsky, a Russian revolutionary. In 1932, Volodarsk was granted urban-type settlement status, which absorbed the original village of Seyma. Town status was granted to it in 1956.[5]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volodarsk serves as the administrative center of Volodarsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Volodarsky District as the town of district significance of Volodarsk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Volodarsk is incorporated within Volodarsky Municipal District as Volodarsk Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Order #3-od
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #158-Z
  3. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 89. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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