Zakamensk
| Zakamensk (English) Закаменск (Russian) Захаамин (Buryat) | |
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 Zakamensk town center | |
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| Administrative status (as of January 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia[1] |
| Administrative district | Zakamensky District[1] |
| Town | Zakamensk[1] |
| Administrative center of | Zakamensky District,[1] Town of Zakamensk[1] |
| Municipal status (as of May 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Zakamensky Municipal District[2] |
| Urban settlement | Zakamensk Urban Settlement[2] |
| Administrative center of | Zakamensky Municipal District,[2] Zakamensk Urban Settlement[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 11,524 inhabitants[3] |
| Time zone | IRKT (UTC+09:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1893[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1944[citation needed] |
| Previous names | Gorodok (until 1959)[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 301370[citation needed] |
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Zakamensk (Russian: Зака́менск; Buryat: Захаамин) is a town and the administrative center of Zakamensky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the Dzhida River 420 kilometers (260 mi) southwest of Ulan-Ude and 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from the Mongolia–Russia border. Population: 11,524 (2010 Census);[3] 12,709 (2002 Census);[5] 15,591 (1989 Census).[6]
History
It was founded in 1893 as a mining settlement under the name of Gorodok.[citation needed] Mining of the local tungsten and molybdenum reserves began in 1933. Town status was granted to it in 1944.[citation needed] It was renamed Zakamensk in 1959,[citation needed] from the Russian term Zakamen which had been used for the region since the 17th century. The word means beyond the rocks in Russian, referring to its location beyond the Chamar-Daban mountains.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zakamensk serves as the administrative center of Zakamensky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zakamensky District as the Town of Zakamensk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Zakamensk is incorporated within Zakamensky Municipal District as Zakamensk Urban Settlement.[2]
Economy and transportation
The town's economy relies mainly on the mining and processing of metal ores, which are then mainly transported to smelters in the Ural Mountains. There is road from Zakamensk to Dzhida railway station, 253 kilometers (157 mi) to the east on the Trans-Mongolian Railway.
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Resolution #43
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #985-III
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.).
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
Sources
- Правительство Республики Бурятия. Постановление №431 от 18 ноября 2009 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия», в ред. Постановления №17 от 23 января 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в Постановление Правительства Республики Бурятия от 18.11.2009 №431 "О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия"». Вступил в силу 18 ноября 2009 г. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №216, Официальный вестник №120, 21 ноября 2009 г. (Government of the Republic of Buryatia. Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Resolution #17 of January 23, 2013 On Amending Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of November 18, 2009.).
- Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия. Закон №985-III от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия», в ред. Закона №3372-IV от 6 мая 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Бурятия "Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №1, Официальный вестник №1, 12 января 2005 г. (People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia. Law #985-III of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Law #3372-IV of May 6, 2013 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Buryatia "On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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