Sergach
Сергач
Town[1]
Sovetskaya Street in Sergach
Sovetskaya Street in Sergach
Flag of Sergach
Flag
Coat of arms of Sergach
Coat of arms
Location of Sergach
Map
Sergach is located in Russia
Sergach
Sergach
Location of Sergach
Sergach is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Sergach
Sergach
Sergach (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°32′N 45°28′E / 55.533°N 45.467°E / 55.533; 45.467
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative districtSergachsky District[1]
Town of district significanceSergach[1]
First mentioned1649
Town status since1779
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total21,386
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
20,269 (−5.2%)
 • Capital ofSergachsky District,[1] town of district significance of Sergach[1]
 • Municipal districtSergachsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementSergach Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofSergachsky Municipal District,[4] Sergach Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
607500, 607510, 607511, 607513, 607514
OKTMO ID22648101001

Sergach (Russian: Серга́ч) is a town and the administrative center of Sergachsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Pyana River (Sura's tributary), 150 kilometers (93 mi) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 21,386 (2010 Census);[2] 22,887 (2002 Census);[7] 25,231 (1989 Census).[8]

History

The village of Sergach was first mentioned in 1649.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1779.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sergach serves as the administrative center of Sergachsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Sergachsky District as the town of district significance of Sergach.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Sergach is incorporated within Sergachsky Municipal District as Sergach Urban Settlement.[4]

Transportation

The town is located on one of Russia's high-speed railways connecting Moscow with Kazan and has its own railway station.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Order #3-od
  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 #157-Z
  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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