Aksay, Rostov Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Aksay.
Aksay (English)
Аксай (Russian)
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Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia
Aksay
Location of Aksay in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 47°15′N 39°52′E / 47.250°N 39.867°E / 47.250; 39.867Coordinates: 47°15′N 39°52′E / 47.250°N 39.867°E / 47.250; 39.867
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Administrative status (as of October 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Rostov Oblast[1]
Administrative district Aksaysky District[1]
Urban settlement Aksayskoye[1]
Administrative center of Aksaysky District,[1] Aksayskoye Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status (as of May 2010)
Municipal district Aksaysky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Aksayskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Aksaysky Municipal District,[2] Aksayskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 41,969 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
First mentioned 1569[5]
Town status since 1957[5]
Previous names Ust-Aksayskaya (until 1791),[5]
Aksayskaya (until 1957)
Postal code(s)[6] 346720, 346721, 346723, 346724, 346739
Official website
Aksay on Wikimedia Commons

Aksay (Russian: Аксай) is a town and the administrative center of Aksaysky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Don River, 18 kilometers (11 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 41,969 (2010 Census);[3] 38,012 (2002 Census);[7] 33,389 (1989 Census).[8]

History

It was first mentioned in 1569 as a Cossack settlement.[5] Until 1791, it was known as Ust-Aksayskaya (Усть-Акса́йская).[5] From 1791, it was known as the stanitsa of Aksayskaya (Акса́йская).[5] In November 21–29, 1941, Aksayskaya was occupied by German troops.[5] In 1957, it was granted town status[5] and renamed Aksay.

Administrative and municipal status

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

Economy

Aksay serves as an industrial satellite of Rostov-on-Don.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #340-ZS
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #240-ZS
  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 15. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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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