Uzhur
Uzhur
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Location of Uzhur | |
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| Coordinates: 55°19′03″N 89°49′21″E / 55.31750°N 89.82250°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | Uzhursky District[1] |
| District town | Uzhur[1] |
| Founded | 1760 |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,093 |
| • Capital of | Uzhursky District,[1] district town of Uzhur[1] |
| • Municipal district | Uzhursky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Uzhur Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Uzhursky Municipal District,[3] Uzhur Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 662250–662255 |
| OKTMO ID | 04656101001 |
| Website | uzur-admin |
Uzhur (Russian: Ужу́р) is a town and the administrative center of Uzhursky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located approximately 300 kilometers (190 mi) from Krasnoyarsk between Kuznetsk Alatau and Solgon mountain ranges where the Chernavka River flows into the Uzhurka. Population: 16,093 (2010 Russian census);[2] 17,252 (2002 Census);[6] 28,376 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
History
[edit]It was founded in 1760 as the seat of Uzhurskaya Volost.[citation needed] First it was a small village, but it grew and in 1953 it was granted town status.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
[edit]Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uzhur serves as the administrative center of Uzhursky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uzhursky District as the district town of Uzhur.[1] As a municipal division, the district town of Uzhur is incorporated within Uzhursky Municipal District as Uzhur Urban Settlement.[3]
Economy
[edit]The economy of the town is based on well-developed agriculture and the railway line. The most developed agricultural aspects are crops growing, dairy and milk production, and cattle and sheep breeding. There are about fifty different businesses in Uzhur. 90% of all production is food industry. Some part of it is exported all over Krasnoyarsk Krai.[8]
Military
[edit]Uzhur is home to the 62nd Missile Division of the Strategic Rocket Forces of Russia and houses a base containing several R-36M ICBMs.[9]
Notable people
[edit]- Tamara Samsonova (born 1947), suspected serial killer
- Viktor Vladislavovich Zubarev (born 1973), politician
References
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Law #10-4765
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Law #13-3028
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in 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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Uzhur Town Profile". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "Russia upgrades its missile arsenal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2018.
Sources
[edit]- Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №10-4765 от 10 июня 2010 г. «О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края», в ред. Закона №7-3007 от 16 декабря 2014 г. «Об изменении административно-территориального устройства Большеулуйского района и о внесении изменений в Закон края "О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края"». Вступил в силу 1 июля 2010 г. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №33(404), 5 июля 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #10-4765 of June 10, 2010 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai, as amended by the Law #7-3007 of December 16, 2014 On Changing the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Bolsheuluysky District and on Amending the Krai Law "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai". Effective as of July 1, 2010.).
- Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №13-3028 от 18 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Ужурский район и находящихся в его границах иных муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №8-2868 от 29 января 2009 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон края «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Ужурский район и находящихся в его границах иных муниципальных образований»». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №9, 4 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #13-3028 of February 18, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Uzhursky District and to Other Municipal Formations Within Its Borders, as amended by the Law #8-2868 of January 29, 2009 On Amending the Krai Law "On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Uzhursky District and to Other Municipal Formations Within Its Borders". Effective as of ten days after the official publication.).
