Obluchye, Jewish Autonomous Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Obluchye.
Obluchye (English)
Облучье (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in Russia
Obluchye
Location of Obluchye in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Coordinates: 49°01′N 131°03′E / 49.017°N 131.050°ECoordinates: 49°01′N 131°03′E / 49.017°N 131.050°E
Administrative status (as of July 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Jewish Autonomous Oblast[1]
Administrative district Obluchensky District[1]
Administrative center of Obluchensky District[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2012)
Municipal district Obluchensky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Obluchenskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Obluchensky Municipal District,[3] Obluchenskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 9,379 inhabitants[4]
Time zone VLAT (UTC+10:00)[5]
Founded 1911
Town status since 1938
Postal code(s)[6] 679100, 679102, 679104, 679109
Dialing code(s) +7 42666

Obluchye (Russian: Облу́чье) is a town and the administrative center of Obluchensky District in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, located on the Amur River, 159 kilometers (99 mi) west of Birobidzhan, the administrative center of the autonomous oblast. Population: 9,379(2010 Census);[4] 11,069(2002 Census);[7] 12,016(1989 Census).[8]

History

Construction on a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway connecting Chita and Vladivostok began in 1898, starting at each end and meeting halfway. The project produced a large influx of new settlers and in 1911 a village was founded around the Obluchye railway station, the name of which roughly means the route passing around as the railway at this point travels through a large curve around the mountains.

The railway was completed in October 1916.[9]

Town status was granted to Obluchye in 1938.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Obluchye serves as the administrative center of Obluchensky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Obluchye, together with five rural localities in Obluchensky District, is incorporated within Obluchensky Municipal District as Obluchenskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

The gold mining company Zoloto Zutary is based in the town. Other employers include the railway workshops connected to the town's station on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #982-OZ
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #338-OZ
  3. Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 99 620 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 99 620 101. ).
  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. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. 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.
  8. 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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