Semiluki

Semiluki (English)
Семилуки (Russian)
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In Semiluki
Semiluki
Location of Semiluki in Voronezh Oblast
Coordinates: 51°41′N 39°02′E / 51.683°N 39.033°ECoordinates: 51°41′N 39°02′E / 51.683°N 39.033°E
Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of October 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Voronezh Oblast[1]
Administrative district Semiluksky District[1]
Urban settlement Semiluki[1]
Administrative center of Semiluksky District,[1] Semiluki Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2012)
Municipal district Semiluksky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Semiluki Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Semiluksky Municipal District,[2] Semiluki Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 26,023 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1894
Town status since 1954
Postal code(s)[5] 396900–396902, 396959
Official website
Semiluki on WikiCommons

Semiluki (Russian: Семилуки) is a town and the administrative center of Semiluksky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the Don River. Population 26,023(2010 Census);[3] 25,559(2002 Census);[6] 21,650(1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in 1894 near the Semiluki railway station, which was named after the nearby village. In 1929, the main enterprise of the settlement, a factory of fireproof materials (now JSC "Semiluksky refractory plant"), was built. In 1931, Semiluki became the administrative center of Semiluksky District. In July 1942, it was occupied by Nazi Germany. It was liberated on January 25, 1943. A factory of fireproof materials was almost completely destroyed by the Nazis. Town status was granted to Semiluki in 1954.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Semiluki serves as the administrative center of Semiluksky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Semiluksky District as Semiluki Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Semiluksky Municipal District.[2]

Informal divisions

As most other towns in Russia, Semiluki is divided into microdistricts for town planning purposes. The microdistricts bear proper names; however, an informal and traditional system of dividing the town into residential areas also exists. Many such areas also have informal names, and some of those names are used in official documents together with, or instead of, the official names. Severny 1 Microdistrict, for example, is commonly known as Pole chudes (lit. the field of wonders).[8]

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Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Law #87-OZ
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #88-OZ
  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.
  8. See, for example, the 20122015 Semiluki Infrastructure Development Program or an article in the local Semiluksky Vestnik newspaper (№40 (151) 4 - 11.10.2013

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