Semikarakorsk

Semikarakorsk (English)
Семикаракорск (Russian)
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Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia
Semikarakorsk
Location of Semikarakorsk in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 47°31′N 40°48′E / 47.517°N 40.800°E / 47.517; 40.800Coordinates: 47°31′N 40°48′E / 47.517°N 40.800°E / 47.517; 40.800
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of October 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Rostov Oblast[1]
Administrative district Semikarakorsky District[1]
Urban settlement Semikarakorskoye[1]
Administrative center of Semikarakorsky District,[1] Semikarakorskoye Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Municipal district Semikarakorsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Semikarakorskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Semikarakorsky Municipal District,[2] Semikarakorskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 23,884 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Known since 1672
Town status since 1972
Previous names Semikarakorskaya
Postal code(s)[5] 346630, 346631
Dialing code(s) +7 86356
Official website
Semikarakorsk on Wikimedia Commons

Semikarakorsk (Russian: Семикарако́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Semikarakorsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River, 137 kilometers (85 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 23,884(2010 Census);[3] 23,473(2002 Census);[6] 22,704(1989 Census).[7]

History

The stanitsa of Semikarakorskaya (Семикаракорская), which was founded by the Don Cossacks, was known since 1672. The stanitsa changed its location frequently due to Don's flooding and finally was moved to its present location in 1845. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1958 and town status in 1972.

Administrative and municipal status

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

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #340-ZS
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #227-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. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  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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