Semikarakorsk
Семикаракорск
Town[1]
Crossroads of Avilova and Zelenaya streets, 2018
Crossroads of Avilova and Zelenaya streets, 2018
Coat of arms of Semikarakorsk
Coat of arms
Location of Semikarakorsk
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Semikarakorsk is located in Russia
Semikarakorsk
Semikarakorsk
Location of Semikarakorsk
Semikarakorsk is located in Rostov Oblast
Semikarakorsk
Semikarakorsk
Semikarakorsk (Rostov Oblast)
Coordinates: 47°31′N 40°48′E / 47.517°N 40.800°E / 47.517; 40.800
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast[1]
Administrative districtSemikarakorsky District[1]
Urban settlementSemikarakorskoye[1]
Known since1672
Town status since1972
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total23,884
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
22,030 (−7.8%)
 • Capital ofSemikarakorsky District,[1] Semikarakorskoye Urban Settlement[1]
 • Municipal districtSemikarakorsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementSemikarakorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofSemikarakorsky Municipal District,[4] Semikarakorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
346630, 346631
Dialing code(s)+7 86356
OKTMO ID60651101001
Websitesemikarakorsk.ru

Semikarakorsk (Russian: Семикарако́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Semikarakorsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River, 137 kilometers (85 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 23,884 (2010 Census);[2] 23,473 (2002 Census);[7] 22,704 (1989 Census).[8]

History

The stanitsa of Semikarakorskaya (Семикаракорская), which was founded by the Don Cossacks, was known since 1672.[citation needed] The stanitsa changed its location frequently due to Don's flooding and finally was moved to its present location in 1845. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1958 and town status in 1972.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Semikarakorsk serves as the administrative center of Semikarakorsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Semikarakorsky District as Semikarakorskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Semikarakorsky Municipal District.[4]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Law #340-ZS
  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 #227-ZS
  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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