Zvenigovo

Zvenigovo (English)
Звенигово (Russian)
Провой (Mari)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Mari El Republic in Russia
Zvenigovo
Location of Zvenigovo in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 55°59′N 48°01′E / 55.983°N 48.017°ECoordinates: 55°59′N 48°01′E / 55.983°N 48.017°E
Administrative status (as of November 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Mari El Republic[1]
Administrative district Zvenigovsky District[1]
town of district significance Zvenigovo[1]
Administrative center of Zvenigovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Zvenigovo[1]
Municipal status (as of May 2012)
Municipal district Zvenigovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Zvenigovo Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Zvenigovsky Municipal District, Zvenigovo Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 11,946 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1860
Town status since 1974

Zvenigovo (Russian: Звени́гово; Mari: Провой, Provoi) is a town and the administrative center of Zvenigovsky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 90 kilometers (56 mi) south of Yoshkar-Ola. Population: 11,946(2010 Census);[3] 12,722(2002 Census);[5] 14,239(1989 Census).[6]

History

It was founded in 1860 and granted urban-type settlement status in 1927 and town status in 1974.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zvenigovo serves as the administrative center of Zvenigovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the village of Chuvash-Otary, incorporated within Zvenigovsky District as the town of district significance of Zvenigovo.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zvenigovo is incorporated within Zvenigovsky Municipal District as Zvenigovo Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Resolution #9
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #62-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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