Urzhum, Urzhumsky District, Kirov Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Urzhum.
Urzhum (English)
Уржум (Russian)
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Welcome sign at the entrance to Urzhum

Location of Kirov Oblast in Russia
Urzhum
Location of Urzhum in Kirov Oblast
Coordinates: 57°07′N 50°00′E / 57.117°N 50.000°E / 57.117; 50.000Coordinates: 57°07′N 50°00′E / 57.117°N 50.000°E / 57.117; 50.000
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of July 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kirov Oblast[1]
Administrative district Urzhumsky District[1]
Town Urzhum[1]
Administrative center of Urzhumsky District,[1] Town of Urzhum[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2012)
Municipal district Urzhumsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Urzhumskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Urzhumsky Municipal District,[2] Urzhumskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 10,213 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
First mentioned 1554
Town status since 1796
Postal code(s)[5] 613530, 613531
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Urzhum (Russian: Уржу́м; Mari: Вӱрзым, Vürzym or Ӱржӱм, Üržüm) is a town and the administrative center of Urzhumsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Urzhumka River about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from its confluence with the Vyatka River. Population: 10,213 (2010 Census);[3] 11,514 (2002 Census);[6] 12,101 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was first mentioned in 1554 as a Mari town. The town was named after the river, although the name has no reliable etymology.[8] In 1584, Urzhum was refounded as a Russian fortress with the aim of keeping down Mari and Tatar revolts. Town status was granted to it in 1796.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Urzhum serves as the administrative center of Urzhumsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Urzhumsky District as the Town of Urzhum.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Urzhum is incorporated within Urzhumsky Municipal District as Urzhumskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

Notable people

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #203-ZO
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #284-ZO
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ 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.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  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.
  8. ↑ Е. М. Поспелов. "Географические названия мира". (Москва: Русские словари, 1998), p. 433.

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