Vilyuysk

Vilyuysk (English)
Вилюйск (Russian)
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Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Vilyuysk
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Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic
Statistics
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)		 10,233 inhabitants[1]
Population (2002 Census) 9,776 inhabitants[2]
Founded 1634[3]
Dialing code(s) +7 41132
Official website

Vilyuysk (Russian: Вилю́йск; Sakha: Бүлүү) is a town and the administrative center of Vilyuysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about 600 kilometers (370 mi) from Yakutsk on the Vilyuy River (left tributary of the Lena). Population: 10,233 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 9,776 (2002 Census);[2] 8,988 (1989 Census).[4]

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History

The first permanent settlement on the site of the present town was a Cossack winter settlement founded in 1634 as Tyukanskoye or Verkhnevilyuyskoye.

Members of the peasant rebellion led by Yemelyan Pugachev were exiled to the area in the 1770s, building the new town of Olensk in 1783. The town's name was derived from the Russian word olen, meaning stag, as still seen in the town's symbols. The town was renamed Vilyuysk after the river on which it stands in 1821.

Naming honors

The minor planet 2890 Vilyujsk, discovered in 1978 by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravlyova, is named after the town.[5]

Population

Population
1897 1926 1939 1959 1970 1979 1989 2002 2010
600 1,300 3,100 4,800 6,200 7,100 8,988[4] 9,776[2] 10,233[1]

Airport

Vilyuisk Airport is located near the town.

References

  1. ^ a b c Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  2. ^ a b c 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. 
  3. ^ Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 71. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9. 
  4. ^ a b "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. 
  5. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. p. 237. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. http://books.google.com/books?q=2883+Barabashov+RG6. 
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