Arkadak

Arkadak (English)
Аркадак (Russian)
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In Arkadak

Location of Saratov Oblast in Russia
Arkadak
Location of Arkadak in Saratov Oblast
Coordinates: 51°56′N 43°30′E / 51.933°N 43.500°E / 51.933; 43.500Coordinates: 51°56′N 43°30′E / 51.933°N 43.500°E / 51.933; 43.500
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Saratov Oblast[1]
Administrative district Arkadaksky District[1]
Administrative center of Arkadaksky District[2]
Municipal status (as of July 2005)
Municipal district Arkadaksky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Arkadak Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Arkadaksky Municipal District,[4] Arkadak Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 12,845 inhabitants[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Founded 1721[7]
Town status since 1963
Postal code(s)[8] 412210, 412211
Dialing code(s) +7 84542
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Arkadak (Russian: Аркада́к) is a town and the administrative center of Arkadaksky District in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Arkadak River near its confluence with the Khopyor, 248 kilometers (154 mi) west of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 12,845 (2010 Census);[5] 14,438 (2002 Census);[9] 14,244 (1989 Census).[10]

History

It was founded in 1721.[7] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1939; town status was granted in 1963.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arkadak serves as the administrative center of Arkadaksky District,[2] to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Arkadak, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Krasny), is incorporated within Arkadaksky Municipal District as Arkadak Urban Settlement.[3]

Culture

Ardak Museum

The town is home to the Arkadak Museum of local history, which was established in 1968.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Law #78-ZSO stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #109-ZSO, which describes the borders and the composition of Arkadaksky Municipal District, lists the town of Arkadak as a part of that municipal district. The Law #21-ZSO does not enumerate any administrative division types below the district level.
  2. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 63 203», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 63 203, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #109-ZSO
  4. ↑ Law #78-ZSO
  5. 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.
  6. ↑ 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.).
  7. 1 2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 24. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  8. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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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