Gorodovikovsk

Gorodovikovsk (English)
Городовиковск (Russian)
Бәәшңтә (Kalmyk)
-  Town[1]  -

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Location of the Republic of Kalmykia in Russia
Gorodovikovsk
Location of Gorodovikovsk in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 46°05′N 41°56′E / 46.083°N 41.933°E / 46.083; 41.933Coordinates: 46°05′N 41°56′E / 46.083°N 41.933°E / 46.083; 41.933
Administrative status (as of June 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Kalmykia[1]
Administrative district Gorodovikovsky District[1]
Town Gorodovikovsk[1]
Administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District,[1] Town of Gorodovikovsk[1]
Municipal status (as of March 2013)
Municipal district Gorodovikovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Gorodovikovsky Municipal District,[2] Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Area (June 2011) 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi)[1]
Population (2010 Census) 9,565 inhabitants[3]
Density 613/km2 (1,590/sq mi)[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Founded 1872
Town status since 1971
Previous names Bashanta (until 1971)
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Gorodovikovsk (Russian: Городовико́вск; Kalmyk: Бәәшңтә, Bääşñtä) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located on the Bashantenon River, 240 kilometers (150 mi) west of Elista. Population: 9,565(2010 Census);[3] 10,940(2002 Census);[6] 11,902(1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in 1872 as a Kalmyk settlement of Bashanta (Башанта). It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938. In 1971, it was granted town status and renamed Gorodovikovsk after the Hero of the Soviet Union Oka Gorodovikov, who was of Kalmyk origin.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodovikovsk serves as the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky District as the Town of Gorodovikovsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Gorodovikovsk is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky Municipal District as Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

References

A tantric monastery in Gorodovikovsk

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appendix to Decree #137
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #308-IV-Z
  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. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  5. 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.).
  6. 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.
  7. 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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