Pokrovsk, Sakha Republic
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| Pokrovsk (English) Покровск (Russian) Покровскай (Sakha) |
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 Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Khangalassky District[1] |
| Town | Pokrovsk[1] |
| Administrative center of | Khangalassky District,[1] Town of Pokrovsk[1] |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Khangalassky Municipal District[2] |
| Urban settlement | Pokrovsk Urban Settlement[2] |
| Administrative center of | Khangalassky Municipal District,[3] Pokrovsk Urban Settlement[2] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 9,495 inhabitants[4] |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00)[5] |
| Founded | 1682[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1998[citation needed] |
| Previous names | Karaulny Mys,[citation needed] Pokrovskoye (until 1941)[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 678000–678002, 678009 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41144[citation needed] |
| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Pokrovsk]] on Wikimedia Commons | |
| 2010 Census | 9,495[4] |
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| 2002 Census | 10,092[7] |
| 1989 Census | 9,283[8] |
| 1979 Census | 7,342[9] |
Pokrovsk (Russian: Покро́вск; Yakut: Покровскай, Pokrovskay) is a town and the administrative center of Khangalassky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River, 78 kilometers (48 mi) southwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,495.[4]
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History
It was first founded by the Cossacks in 1682 as the ostrog of Karaulny Mys (Карау́льный Мыс), meaning "watchtower point".[citation needed] It later became the selo of Pokrovskoye (Покро́вское).[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Pokrovsk in 1941; town status was granted to it in 1998.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pokrovsk serves as the administrative center of Khangalassky District.[1] As an inhabited locality, Pokrovsk is classified as a town under republic jurisdiction.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Khangalassky District as the Town of Pokrovsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Pokrovsk is incorporated within Khangalassky Municipal District as Pokrovsk Urban Settlement.[2]
Transportation
The Lena Highway connecting Yakutsk with the destinations further south is on the opposite bank of the Lena River, passing through the selo of Kyordyom.
References
Notes
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- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Khangalassky District. (Russian)
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №172-З №351-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1535-З №597-V от 27 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 1 и 2 Закона Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #172-Z No. 351-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1535-Z No. 597-V of November 27, 2015 On Amending Articles 1 and 2 of the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #173-Z #353-III
- ↑ Law #172-Z #351-III
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- ↑ 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.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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