Vuktyl

Vuktyl (English)
Вуктыл (Russian)
Вуктыл (Komi)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Komi Republic in Russia
Vuktyl
Location of Vuktyl in the Komi Republic
Coordinates: 63°51′24″N 57°18′34″E / 63.85667°N 57.30944°ECoordinates: 63°51′24″N 57°18′34″E / 63.85667°N 57.30944°E
Administrative status (as of May 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Komi Republic[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of republic significance of Vuktyl[1]
Administrative center of town of republic significance of Vuktyl[1]
Municipal status (as of May 2012)
Municipal district Vuktyl Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Vuktyl Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Vuktyl Municipal District,[2] Vuktyl Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 12,356 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1968
Town status since 1989

Vuktyl (Russian: Вукты́л) is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pechora River near its confluence with the Vuktyl River, 575 kilometers (357 mi) northeast of Syktyvkar. Population: 12,356(2010 Census);[3] 14,472(2002 Census);[5] 19,330(1989 Census).[6]

History

It was founded in 1968 and granted town status in 1989. A major oil pipeline runs from Vuktyl to Ukhta to Torzhok.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated as the town of republic significance of Vuktyl—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Vuktyl is incorporated as Vuktyl Municipal District; the town of Vuktyl is incorporated within it as Vuktyl Urban Settlement.[2] The rural localities are incorporated within the municipal district into four rural settlements.[2]

Transportation

The town is served by the Vuktyl Airport.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #16-RZ
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Law #11-RZ
  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. 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.
  6. 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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