Glazov

For other uses of "Glazov", see Glazov (disambiguation).
Glazov (English)
Глазов (Russian)
Глаз (Udmurt)
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Location of the Udmurt Republic in Russia
Glazov
Location of Glazov in the Udmurt Republic
Coordinates: 58°08′N 52°40′E / 58.133°N 52.667°E / 58.133; 52.667Coordinates: 58°08′N 52°40′E / 58.133°N 52.667°E / 58.133; 52.667
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Administrative status (as of October 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Udmurt Republic[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of republic significance of Glazov[1]
Administrative center of town of republic significance of Glazov,[1] Glazovsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of November 2004)
Urban okrug Glazov Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Glazov Urban Okrug,[2] Glazovsky Municipal District[3]
Head Alexander Vershinin
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 95,854 inhabitants[4]
- Rank in 2010 179th
Time zone SAMT (UTC+04:00)[5]
First mentioned 17th century
Town status since 1780
Postal code(s)[6] 427620–427622, 427624–427632, 427649
Dialing code(s) +7 34141
Official website
Glazov on Wikimedia Commons

Glazov (Russian: Глазов; IPA: [ˈɡlazəf]; Udmurt: Глаз, Glaz) is a town in the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located along the Trans-Siberian Railway, on the coast of Cheptsa River. Population: 95,854 (2010 Census);[4] 100,894 (2002 Census);[7] 104,072 (1989 Census).[8]

History

It was first mentioned in the 17th century chronicles as a village; town status was granted to it in 1780. During the Russian Civil War, the town was of considerable military importance. It was taken by Kolchak's general Anatoly Pepelyayev on June 2, 1919.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Glazov serves as the administrative center of Glazovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Glazov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Glazov is incorporated as Glazov Urban Okrug.[2]

Economy

The town is known for Chepetsk Mechanical Works (Russian: Чепецкий механический завод), Russian main producer of uranium, zirconium, and calcium metals for nuclear power plants, military, and space technologies. Apart from machine-building, there are wood-working, clothing, and food industries.

Education

There are five establishments of higher education in the town, notably Glazov State Pedagogical Institute named after Vladimir Korolenko and the Glazov branch of Izhevsk State Technical University.

Notable people

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Law #46-RZ
  2. 1 2 3 Law #56-RZ
  3. ↑ Law #75-RZ
  4. 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.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 05 апреля 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 #248-FZ of April 05, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  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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