Uchaly (town)

For other places with the same name, see Uchaly.
Uchaly (English)
Учалы (Russian)
Учалы (Bashkir)
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Location of the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia
Uchaly
Location of Uchaly in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 54°18′N 59°26′E / 54.300°N 59.433°E / 54.300; 59.433Coordinates: 54°18′N 59°26′E / 54.300°N 59.433°E / 54.300; 59.433
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Administrative status (as of February 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of republic significance of Uchaly[1]
Administrative center of Uchalinsky District,[2] town of republic significance of Uchaly[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2012)
Municipal district Uchalinsky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Uchaly Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Uchalinsky Municipal District,[3] Uchaly Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 37,788 inhabitants[4]
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)[5]
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Uchaly (Russian: Учалы; Bashkir: Учалы) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located in the east of the republic, in the southern Urals, among the lakes of the Uraltau Range. Population: 37,788 (2010 Census).[4]

Etymology

In the Bashkir language, "Uchaly" (Bashkir: Үс алды) literally means "revenge". According to a legend, in the end of the 14th century in the place where the modern town now stands Timur fought the Golden Horde Khan Tokhtamysh and slaughtered the nomadic South Ural Bashkirs who were Tokhtamysh's supporters. Another theory postulates that the town is named for the nearby lakes: Bolshiye Uchaly and Malye Uchaly. Several theories exist about the origins of the lakes' names as well. Bashkir geologists believe that the name of the lakes comes from the word yushaly, which, in turn, is derived from yusha—a generic Bashkir name for the color range of the sand and clay deposits, which in the past were used to manufacture paint. Another possibility is that the word yushaly derives from the word yusha, meaning "jasper", the deposits of which are common in the Urals. Finally, another version states that the name of the lakes derives from the Tatar word achuly, meaning "angry".

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uchaly serves as the administrative center of Uchalinsky District,[2] even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Uchaly—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Uchaly is incorporated within Uchalinsky Municipal District as Uchaly Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

The largest industry in the town is an ore-dressing and processing factory (Uchaly Mining and Metallurgical Combine, Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company) which is an important producer of zinc concentrate in Russia.

Demographics

Population: 37,788 (2010 Census);[4] 37,196 (2002 Census);[6] 32,404 (1989 Census).[7]

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the ethnic composition of the town's population was as follows:

  1. Bashkirs: 50.2%
  2. Russians: 26.6%
  3. Tatars: 20.9%
  4. other ethnicities: 2.3%

Education

Higher education facilities in Uchaly include the Uchaly branch of the Bashkir State University, the Mining and Metallurgical College, and the College of Arts and Culture.

Panorama of Uchaly on Kokbash mountain
Panorama of Uchaly

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Resolution #391
  2. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 80 253», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 80 253, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #126-z
  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. ↑ 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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