Amga (rural locality)

Amga (English)
Амга (Russian)
Амма (Sakha)
-  Rural locality  -
Selo[1]

Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Amga
Location of Amga in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates:
Administrative status (as of 2002)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district Amginsky Ulus[1]
Nasleg Amginsky Nasleg
Administrative center of Amginsky Ulus, Amginsky Nasleg
Municipal status (as of December 2008)
Municipal district Amginsky Municipal District
Rural settlement Amginsky Rural Settlement
Administrative center of Amginsky Municipal District, Amginsky Rural Settlement
Statistics
Population (2002 Census) 6,359 inhabitants[1]
Time zone YAKST (UTC+10:00)[2]
Founded 1652
Postal code(s) 678600[3]
Dialing code(s) +7 41142

Amga (Russian: Амга́; Sakha: Амма) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Amginsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is situated on the Amga River, some 200 kilometers (124 mi) south-east of Yakutsk. Population: 6,359 (2002 Census);[1] 5,191 (1989 Census).[4]

The name Amga is derived from an Evenk word meaning gorge or ravine.

History

Amga was first founded by the Cossacks in 1652 as the ostrog of Amga-Sloboda (Амга-Слобода). The first church was built in 1680, but it burned down later and was subsequently rebuilt a number of times. Agriculture has been conducted in the area since 1695; it was the first place in Yakutia used for growing crops.

Amga was a place of political exile in the Russian Empire, the most famous exile being Vladimir Korolenko, who was exiled here for six years in 1879.

The village was also the site for fighting during the Russian Civil War.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 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://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  2. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
  3. ^ Russian Post. Amga (Russian)
  4. ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.