Gornyak
Горняк
Town[1]
Coat of arms of Gornyak
Coat of arms
Location of Gornyak
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Gornyak is located in Russia
Gornyak
Gornyak
Location of Gornyak
Gornyak is located in Altai Krai
Gornyak
Gornyak
Gornyak (Altai Krai)
Coordinates: 50°59′N 81°28′E / 50.983°N 81.467°E / 50.983; 81.467
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAltai Krai[1]
Administrative districtLoktevsky District[1]
Town of district significanceGornyak[2]
Founded1751[3]
Town status since1969
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total13,918
 • Capital ofLoktevsky District,[1] town of district significance of Gornyak[1]
 • Municipal districtLoktevsky Municipal District[2]
 • Urban settlementGornyak Urban Settlement[2]
 • Capital ofLoktevsky Municipal District,[2] Gornyak Urban Settlement[2]
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
658420
Dialing code(s)+7 38586
OKTMO ID01625101001

Gornyak (Russian: Горня́к) is a town and the administrative center of Loktevsky District of Altai Krai, Russia, located 360 kilometers (220 mi) southwest of Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 13,918 (2010 Census);[4] 15,779 (2002 Census);[7] 15,833 (1989 Census).[8] It was previously known as Zolotukha (until 1942). It lies adjacent to the Kazakhstan–Russia border.

History

It was founded in 1751[3] as the selo of Zolotukha (Золоту́ха). In 1942, a miners' settlement was established in place of the old Zolotukha, named Gornyak.[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1946 and town status in 1969.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gornyak serves as the administrative center of Loktevsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Loktevsky District as the town of district significance of Gornyak.[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Gornyak is incorporated within Loktevsky Municipal District as Gornyak Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Law #28-ZS
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Law #86-ZS
  3. ^ a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 108. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  4. ^ 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.
  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. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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.

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