Narimanov, Astrakhan Oblast

Narimanov (in English)
Нариманов (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of Astrakhan Oblast in Russia
Narimanov
Location of Narimanov in Astrakhan Oblast
Coordinates: 46°41′N 47°51′E / 46.683°N 47.850°E / 46.683; 47.850Coordinates: 46°41′N 47°51′E / 46.683°N 47.850°E / 46.683; 47.850
Administrative status (as of July 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Astrakhan Oblast[1]
Administrative district Narimanovsky District[1]
Town of district significance Narimanov[1]
Administrative center of Narimanovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Narimanov[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2013)
Municipal district Narimanovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Narimanov Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Narimanovsky Municipal District,[2] Narimanov Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 11,521 inhabitants[3]
Time zone SAMT (UTC+04:00)[4]
Town status since 1984
Previous names Nizhnevolzhskoye (until 1967),
Nizhnevolzhsk (until 1984)
Official website

Narimanov (Russian: Нарима́нов) is a town and the administrative center of Narimanovsky District in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the western bank of the Volga River, 48 kilometers (30 mi) northwest from Astrakhan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,521(2010 Census);[3] 11,202(2002 Census);[5] 11,084(1989 Census);[6] 3,400 (1979).

History

Originally known as the selo of Nizhnevolzhskoye (Нижнево́лжское), it was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Nizhnevolzhsk (Нижнево́лжск) in 1967. In 1984, it was granted town status and renamed Narimanov, after the Azerbaijani Soviet revolutionary Nariman Narimanov.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Narimanov serves as the administrative center of Narimanovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Narimanovsky District as the town of district significance of Narimanov.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Narimanov is incorporated within Narimanovsky Municipal District as Narimanov Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

The town is home to the Lotus shipyard. In addition to building and repairing ships, the shipyard also builds block modules for large constructions for floating oil production platforms (oil rigs).

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #67/2006-OZ
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #43/2004-OZ
  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 №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 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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