Uzhur

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Uzhur (English)
Ужур (Russian)
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Location of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia
Uzhur
Location of Uzhur in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 55°19′03″N 89°49′21″E / 55.31750°N 89.82250°E / 55.31750; 89.82250Coordinates: 55°19′03″N 89°49′21″E / 55.31750°N 89.82250°E / 55.31750; 89.82250
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Administrative status (as of December 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administrative district Uzhursky District[1]
District town Uzhur[1]
Administrative center of Uzhursky District,[1] district town of Uzhur[1]
Municipal status (as of January 2009)
Municipal district Uzhursky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Uzhur Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Uzhursky Municipal District,[2] Uzhur Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 16,093 inhabitants[3]
Time zone KRAT (UTC+08:00)[4]
Founded 1760[citation needed]
Town status since 1953[citation needed]
Official website

Uzhur (Russian: Ужу́р) is a town and the administrative center of Uzhursky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located approximately 300 kilometers (190 mi) from Krasnoyarsk between Kuznetsk Alatau and Solgon mountain ranges where the Chernavka River flows into the Uzhurka. Population: 16,093 (2010 Census);[3] 17,252 (2002 Census);[5] 28,376 (1989 Census).[6]

History

It was founded in 1760 as the seat of Uzhurskaya Volost.[citation needed] First it was a small village, but it grew and in 1953 it was granted town status.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

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

Economy

The economy of the town is based on well-developed agriculture and the railway line. The most developed agricultural aspects are crops growing, dairy and milk production, and cattle and sheep breeding. There are about fifty different businesses in Uzhur. 90% of all production is food industry. Some part of it is exported all over Krasnoyarsk Krai.[7]

Military

Uzhur is home to the 62nd Missile Division of the Strategic Rocket Forces of Russia and houses a base containing several ICBMs.

References

A church in Uzhur

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Law #10-4765
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #13-3028
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012. 
  4. ↑ 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.).
  5. ↑ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 
  6. ↑ 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). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 
  7. ↑ Uzhur Town Profile

Sources

  • Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №10-4765 от 10 июня 2010 г. «О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края», в ред. Закона №13-6663 от 1 декабря 2011 г. «Об изменении статуса рабочих посёлков и внесении изменений в Закон края "О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края"». Вступил в силу 1 июля 2010 г.. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №33(404), 5 июля 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #10-4765 of June 10, 2010 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai, as amended by the Law #13-6663 of December 1, 2011 On Changing the Status of the Work Settlements and on Amending the Krai Law "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai". Effective as of July 1, 2010.).
  • Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №13-3028 от 18 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Ужурский район и находящихся в его границах иных муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №8-2868 от 29 января 2009 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон края «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Ужурский район и находящихся в его границах иных муниципальных образований»». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №9, 4 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #13-3028 of February 18, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Uzhursky District and to Other Municipal Formations Within Its Borders, as amended by the Law #8-2868 of January 29, 2009 On Amending the Krai Law "On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Uzhursky District and to Other Municipal Formations Within Its Borders". Effective as of ten days after the official publication.).
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