Volodarsk
Володарск
Town[1]
Aerial view of Volodarsk
Aerial view of Volodarsk
Flag of Volodarsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Volodarsk
Coat of arms
Location of Volodarsk
Map
Volodarsk is located in Russia
Volodarsk
Volodarsk
Location of Volodarsk
Volodarsk is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Volodarsk
Volodarsk
Volodarsk (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°13′N 43°11′E / 56.217°N 43.183°E / 56.217; 43.183
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative districtVolodarsky District[1]
Town of district significanceVolodarsk[1]
Founded19th centuryEdit this on Wikidata
Town status since1956[2]
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total9,928
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
9,972 (+0.4%)
 • Capital ofVolodarsky District,[1] town of district significance of Volodarsk[1]
 • Municipal districtVolodarsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementVolodarsk Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofVolodarsky Municipal District,[5] Volodarsk Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
606070, 606072
OKTMO ID22631103001
Websiteadminvolodarsk-nn.ru

Volodarsk (Russian: Волода́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Volodarsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seyma River (Oka's tributary) 50 kilometers (31 mi) west of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 9,928 (2010 Census);[3] 10,989 (2002 Census);[8] 11,034 (1989 Census).[9]

History

The village of Seyma on the Seyma River was first mentioned in the 15th century. Seyma's branch settlement of Olgino was renamed Volodarsk in 1920, after V. Volodarsky, a Russian revolutionary.[citation needed] In 1932, Volodarsk was granted urban-type settlement status, which absorbed the original village of Seyma. Town status was granted to it in 1956.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volodarsk serves as the administrative center of Volodarsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Volodarsky District as the town of district significance of Volodarsk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Volodarsk is incorporated within Volodarsky Municipal District as Volodarsk Urban Settlement.[5]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Order #3-od
  2. ^ a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 89. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #158-Z
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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