Atamanovka, Zabaykalsky Krai

For other places with the same name, see Atamanovka.

Atamanovka (Russian: Атама́новка) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and a railway station in the central part of Chitinsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ingoda River, 18 kilometers (11 mi) southeast of Chita. Population: 10,381 (2010 Census);[1] 9,463 (2002 Census);[2] 10,269 (1989 Census);[3] 190 (1917).

History

It was founded in 1852 and initially named Atamanka (Атама́нка). Until the 1930s, Atamanovka's inhabitants lived on raising their livestock. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1958.

Economy

A large broadcasting facility (Kruchina transmitter) for LW, MW, and SW is situated at Atamanovka.

Culture

There is a memorial honoring the explorers of space in Atamanovka.

References

  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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.

Coordinates: 51°56′N 113°38′E / 51.933°N 113.633°E / 51.933; 113.633

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