Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Malmyzh.
Malmyzh (English)
Малмыж (Russian)
Малмыж (Mari)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of Kirov Oblast in Russia
Malmyzh
Location of Malmyzh in Kirov Oblast
Coordinates: 56°32′N 50°41′E / 56.533°N 50.683°E / 56.533; 50.683Coordinates: 56°32′N 50°41′E / 56.533°N 50.683°E / 56.533; 50.683
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of July 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kirov Oblast[1]
Administrative district Malmyzhsky District[1]
Town Malmyzh[1]
Administrative center of Malmyzhsky District,[1] Town of Malmyzh[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2012)
Municipal district Malmyzhsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Malmyzhskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Malmyzhsky Municipal District,[2] Malmyzhskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 8,265 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
First mentioned 15th century
Town status since 1780
Postal code(s)[5] 612920, 612921

Malmyzh (Russian: Малмы́ж; Mari: Малмыж) is a town and the administrative center of Malmyzhsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Shoshma River (Vyatka's tributary), near its confluence with the Zasora, Moksha, and Krupny Lach Rivers, 294 kilometers (183 mi) southeast of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,265 (2010 Census);[3] 9,318 (2002 Census);[6] 10,699 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was first mentioned as the Mari village of Malmyzh in the 15th century. Malmyzh was the capital of Mari Malmyzh principality subordinated to Kazan. Mari prince Boltush (Poltysh) offered resistance to Russian offensive and was kill by a cannonball on April 26, 1556. Russian fortress was built here in 1584 to suppress recalcitrant Mari people. It was granted town status in 1780.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Malmyzh serves as the administrative center of Malmyzhsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Malmyzhsky District as the Town of Malmyzh.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Malmyzh is incorporated within Malmyzhsky Municipal District as Malmyzhskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #203-ZO
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #284-ZO
  3. 1 2 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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