Mikhaylovsk, Stavropol Krai

For other places with the same name, see Mikhaylovsk.
Mikhaylovsk (English)
Михайловск (Russian)
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Location of Stavropol Krai in Russia
Mikhaylovsk
Location of Mikhaylovsk in Stavropol Krai
Coordinates: 45°08′N 42°02′E / 45.133°N 42.033°ECoordinates: 45°08′N 42°02′E / 45.133°N 42.033°E
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of July 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Stavropol Krai[1]
Administrative district Shpakovsky District[1]
Town Mikhaylovsk
Administrative center of Shpakovsky District,[1] Town of Mikhaylovsk
Municipal status (as of July 2011)
Municipal district Shpakovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Mikhaylovsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Shpakovsky Municipal District,[3] Mikhaylovsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 70,981 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Founded 1784
Town status since 1999
Previous names Mikhaylovskoye (until 1963),
Shpakovskoye (until 1999)
Official website
Mikhaylovsk on WikiCommons

Mikhaylovsk (Russian: Миха́йловск) is a town and the administrative center of Shpakovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located along the Tashla River, 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) northeast of Stavropol, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 70,981(2010 Census);[4] 58,153(2002 Census);[6] 42,993(1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in 1784 as the village of Mikhaylovskoye (Миха́йловское) and later became a Cossack stanitsa. In 1870, it lost its military significance and was demoted back to rural status. In 1963, it was renamed Shpakovskoye (Шпа́ковское). It was granted town status and given its present name in 1999.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylovsk serves as the administrative center of Shpakovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Shpakovsky District as the Town of Mikhaylovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Mikhaylovsk is incorporated within Shpakovsky Municipal District as Mikhaylovsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

The following industrial enterprises operate in the town:

Transportation

Pelagiada railway station in Mikhaylovsk

Pelagiada railway station is located within the town; with directions to Elista, Stavropol, and Kavkazskaya railway station.

Demographics

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Resolution #63-p
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #82-kz
  3. Law #88-kz
  4. 4.0 4.1 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.
  5. 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.).
  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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