Gornyak, Altai Krai

For other places with the same name, see Gornyak (inhabited locality).
Gornyak (English)
Горняк (Russian)
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Location of Altai Krai in Russia
Gornyak
Location of Gornyak in Altai Krai
Coordinates: 50°59′N 81°28′E / 50.983°N 81.467°ECoordinates: 50°59′N 81°28′E / 50.983°N 81.467°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of April 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Altai Krai[1]
Administrative district Loktevsky District[1]
Town of district significance Gornyak[2]
Administrative center of Loktevsky District,[1] town of district significance of Gornyak[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2012)
Municipal district Loktevsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Gornyak Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Loktevsky Municipal District,[2] Gornyak Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 13,918 inhabitants[3]
Time zone OMST (UTC+06:00)[4]
Founded 1751[5]
Town status since 1969
Previous names Zolotukha (until 1942)
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Gornyak (Russian: Горня́к) is a town and the administrative center of Loktevsky District of Altai Krai, Russia, located 360 kilometers (220 mi) southwest of Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 13,918 (2010 Census);[3] 15,779 (2002 Census);[6] 15,833 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in 1751[5] as the selo of Zolotukha (Золоту́ха). In 1942, a miners' settlement was established in place of the old Zolotukha, named Gornyak. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1946 and town status in 1969.

Administrative and municipal status

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

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Law #28-ZS
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Law #86-ZS
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 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 #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 108. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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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