Pokrovsk, Sakha Republic

For other places with the same name, see Pokrovsk.
Pokrovsk (English)
Покровск (Russian)
Покровскай (Sakha)
-  Town[1]  -
Town under republic jurisdiction[1]

Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Pokrovsk
Location of Pokrovsk in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates: 61°29′N 129°09′E / 61.483°N 129.150°E / 61.483; 129.150Coordinates: 61°29′N 129°09′E / 61.483°N 129.150°E / 61.483; 129.150
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Administrative status (as of June 2009)
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]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 9,495 inhabitants[4]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[5]
Founded 1682
Town status since 1998
Previous names Karaulny Mys,
Pokrovskoye (until 1941)
Postal code(s)[6] 678000–678002, 678009
Dialing code(s) +7 41144
Pokrovsk on Wikimedia Commons
Pokrovsk population
2010 Census 9,495[4]
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]

History

It was first founded by the Cossacks in 1682 as the ostrog of Karaulny Mys (Карау́льный Мыс), meaning "watchtower point". It later became the selo of Pokrovskoye (Покро́вское). It was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Pokrovsk in 1941; town status was granted to it in 1998.

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #173-Z #353-III
  3. ↑ Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

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