Kireyevsk

Kireyevsk (English)
Киреевск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of Tula Oblast in Russia
Kireyevsk
Location of Kireyevsk in Tula Oblast
Coordinates: 53°56′N 37°56′E / 53.933°N 37.933°ECoordinates: 53°56′N 37°56′E / 53.933°N 37.933°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of June 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Tula Oblast[1]
Administrative district Kireyevsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction Kireyevsk[2]
Administrative center of Kireyevsky District,[1] Kireyevsk Town Under District Jurisdiction[3]
Municipal status (as of December 2010)
Municipal district Kireyevsky Municipal District[4]
Urban settlement Kireyevsk Urban Settlement[4]
Administrative center of Kireyevsky Municipal District,[4] Kireyevsk Urban Settlement[4]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 25,557 inhabitants[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Known since second half of
the 18th century
Town status since 1956
Previous names Kireyevskaya,
Kireyevka (until 1956)
Postal code(s)[7] 301260–301262
Kireyevsk on WikiCommons

Kireyevsk (Russian: Кире́евск) is a town and the administrative center of Kireyevsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Olen River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 25,557 (2010 Census);[5] 26,284 (2002 Census);[8] 30,503 (1989 Census).[9]

History

It has been known since the second half of the 18th century as the Cossack village of Kireyevskaya (Кире́евская). Iron ore deposits started to be developed in the 19th century. During the Soviet times, the village was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Kireyevka (Кире́евка). It was granted town status and renamed Kireyevsk in 1956.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kireyevsk serves as the administrative center of Kireyevsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kireyevsky District as Kireyevsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Kireyevsk Town Under District Jurisdiction, together with Oktyabrsky Rural Okrug of Kireyevsky District (which comprises three rural localities), is incorporated within Kireyevsky Municipal District as Kireyevsk Urban Settlement.[4]

References

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #954-ZTO
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Kireyevsk as a part of Kireyevsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district.
  3. ↑ Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 70 228 501», в ред. изменения №243/2014 от 18 апреля 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 70 228 501, as amended by the Amendment #243/2014 of April 18, 2014. ).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Law #559-ZTO
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.
  6. ↑ 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.).
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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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