Novoaltaysk

Novoaltaysk (English)
Новоалтайск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of Altai Krai in Russia
Novoaltaysk
Location of Novoaltaysk in Altai Krai
Coordinates: 53°23′N 83°56′E / 53.383°N 83.933°ECoordinates: 53°23′N 83°56′E / 53.383°N 83.933°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of November 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Altai Krai[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of krai significance of Novoaltaysk[1]
Administrative center of town of krai significance of Novoaltaysk,[1] Pervomaysky District[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2013)
Urban okrug Novoaltaysk Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Novoaltaysk Urban Okrug,[2] Pervomaysky Municipal District[2]
Head Sergey Mukhortov
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 70,437 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 225th
Time zone OMST (UTC+06:00)[4]
Founded 1736
Town status since 1942
Previous names Chesnokovka (until 1962)
Postal code(s)[5] 658080–658084, 658087, 658089–658091, 658095, 658099
Dialing code(s) +7 38532
Official website
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Novoaltaysk (Russian: Новоалта́йск) is a town in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Ob River, in the lower reaches of its right tributary the Chesnokovka, 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) across from Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 70,437(2010 Census);[3] 60,015(2002 Census);[6] 53,642(1989 Census);[7] 51,000 (1974); 9,000 (1939).

History

It was founded in 1736 as the village of Chesnokovka (Чесноковка). In 1934, a sawmill was built. In 1941, during the Great Patriotic War, Dneprodzerzhinsk Carriage Works was evacuated here. In 1942, Chesnokovka was granted town status and in 1962 it was given its present name.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novoaltaysk serves as the administrative center of Pervomaysky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Novoaltaysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Novoaltaysk is incorporated as Novoaltaysk Urban Okrug.[2]

Transportation

Novoaltaysk is a major transportation hub and home to one of the ten largest railway station units in Russia. The town is located at the intersection of railways and highways of federal importance.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Law #28-ZS
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #143-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. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  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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