Lermontov
Лермонтов
Town[1]
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Coat of arms of Lermontov
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Lermontov is located in Russia
Lermontov
Lermontov
Location of Lermontov
Lermontov is located in Stavropol Krai
Lermontov
Lermontov
Lermontov (Stavropol Krai)
Coordinates: 44°07′N 42°59′E / 44.117°N 42.983°E / 44.117; 42.983
CountryRussia
Federal subjectStavropol Krai[1]
Founded1953Edit this on Wikidata
Town status since1956
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total22,541
 • Subordinated totown of krai significance of Lermontov[1]
 • Capital oftown of krai significance of Lermontov[1]
 • Urban okrugLermontov Urban Okrug[3]
 • Capital ofLermontov Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
357340–357341, 357348
OKTMO ID07718000001

Lermontov (Russian: Ле́рмонтов) is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the mountainside of Beshtau. Population: 22,541 (2010 Russian census);[2] 22,964 (2002 Census);[6] 20,772 (1989 Soviet census);[7] 16,500 (1973).

History

It was named after Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov. It was granted town status in 1956.[citation needed]

Uranium mining boosted its growth. It was a closed town during the Soviet era. Uranium is no longer mined.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Ostrogorka), incorporated as the town of krai significance of Lermontov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. By 2022 it is planned to unite Lermontov and the village Bervinovka.[1] As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Lermontov is incorporated as Lermontov Urban Okrug.[3]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Resolution #63-p
  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. ^ a b c Law #88-kz
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ 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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