Malmyzh
Малмыж
Town[1]
Epiphany Cathedral, Malmyzh
Epiphany Cathedral, Malmyzh
Flag of Malmyzh
Flag
Coat of arms of Malmyzh
Coat of arms
Location of Malmyzh
Map
Malmyzh is located in Russia
Malmyzh
Malmyzh
Location of Malmyzh
Malmyzh is located in Kirov Oblast
Malmyzh
Malmyzh
Malmyzh (Kirov Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°32′N 50°41′E / 56.533°N 50.683°E / 56.533; 50.683
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKirov Oblast[1]
Administrative districtMalmyzhsky District[1]
TownMalmyzh[1]
First mentioned15th century
Town status since1780
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total8,265
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
7,422 (−10.2%)
 • Capital ofMalmyzhsky District,[1] Town of Malmyzh[1]
 • Municipal districtMalmyzhsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementMalmyzhskoye Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofMalmyzhsky Municipal District,[4] Malmyzhskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
612920, 612921
OKTMO ID33623101001

Malmyzh (Russian: Малмы́ж; Mari: Малмыж, occasionally called Malmış/Малмыш[7] in Tatar) is a town and the administrative center of Malmyzhsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Shoshma River (Vyatka's tributary), near its confluence with the Zasora, Moksha, and Krupny Lach Rivers, 294 kilometers (183 mi) southeast of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,265 (2010 Census);[2] 9,318 (2002 Census);[8] 10,699 (1989 Census).[9]

History

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It was first mentioned as the Mari village of Malmyzh in the 15th century. Malmyzh was the capital of Mari Malmyzh principality subordinated to Kazan. Mari prince Boltush (Poltysh) offered resistance to Russian offensive and was killed by a cannonball on April 26, 1553.[10] Russian fortress was built here in 1584 to suppress recalcitrant Mari people. It was granted town status in 1780.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Malmyzh serves as the administrative center of Malmyzhsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Malmyzhsky District as the Town of Malmyzh.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Malmyzh is incorporated within Malmyzhsky Municipal District as Malmyzhskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Law #203-ZO
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Law #284-ZO
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ "Яндекс". yandex.ru. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ "Фотоальбом "Кировская область"". calameo.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

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