Yemva

Yemva (English)
Емва (Russian)
Емва (Komi)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Komi Republic in Russia
Yemva
Location of Yemva in the Komi Republic
Coordinates: 62°36′N 50°52′E / 62.600°N 50.867°E / 62.600; 50.867Coordinates: 62°36′N 50°52′E / 62.600°N 50.867°E / 62.600; 50.867
Administrative status (as of May 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Komi Republic[1]
Administrative district Knyazhpogostsky District[1]
Town of District Significance Administrative Territory Yemva[1]
Administrative center of Knyazhpogostsky District,[1] Yemva Town of District Significance Administrative Territory[1]
Municipal status (as of May 2012)
Municipal district Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Yemva Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District,[2] Yemva Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 14,570 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Town status since 1985
Previous names Knyazhpogost (until 1941),
Zheleznodorozhny (until 1985)

Yemva (Russian: Е́мва; Komi: Емва) is a town and the administrative center of Knyazhpogostsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the Vym River 130 kilometers (81 mi) northeast of Syktyvkar. Population: 14,570 (2010 Census);[3] 16,739 (2002 Census);[5] 18,782 (1989 Census).[6]

History

It was founded as a settlement around the railway station of Knyazhpogost (Княжпого́ст). It was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодоро́жный) in 1941. In 1985, it was granted town status and renamed Yemva, which is the local name for the Vym River.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yemva serves as the administrative center of Knyazhpogostsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with nine rural localities, incorporated within Knyazhpogostsky District as Yemva Town of District Significance Administrative Territory.[1] As a municipal division, Yemva Town of District Significance Administrative Territory is incorporated within Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District as Yemva Urban Settlement.[2]

Sport

Yemva has a bandy club that plays in a recreational league.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #13-RZ
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #11-RZ
  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. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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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