Sovetsk
Советск
Town[1]
Solominskaya Street in Sovetsk
Solominskaya Street in Sovetsk
Flag of Sovetsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Sovetsk
Coat of arms
Location of Sovetsk
Map
Sovetsk is located in Russia
Sovetsk
Sovetsk
Location of Sovetsk
Sovetsk is located in Kirov Oblast
Sovetsk
Sovetsk
Sovetsk (Kirov Oblast)
Coordinates: 57°35′N 48°59′E / 57.583°N 48.983°E / 57.583; 48.983
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKirov Oblast[1]
Administrative districtSovetsky District[1]
TownSovetsk[1]
Founded1594Edit this on Wikidata
Town status since1937[2]
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total16,598
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
15,538 (−6.4%)
 • Capital ofSovetsky District,[1] Town of Sovetsk[1]
 • Municipal districtSovetsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementSovetskoye Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofSovetsky Municipal District,[5] Sovetskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
613340, 613341, 613343, 613379
OKTMO ID33636101001
Websiteadmsovetsk.ru

Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск), formerly Kukarka (Russian: Кука́рка; Mari: Кукарка), is a town and the administrative center of Sovetsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia. Population: 16,598 (2010 Census);[3] 18,167 (2002 Census);[8] 19,368 (1989 Census).[9]

Vyacheslav Molotov's birth house in Sovetsk.

Etymology

The origins of the name "Kukarka" are uncertain. It may derive from Mari words kü (stone) and karman (fortress) or from kugyrak (great). Attempts have been made to trace it to either Udmurt (kar "town") or Turkic (kukar "burned-away forest"). It is not related to the Russian word "кухарка" (kukharka, "female cook").

History

In the 12th century, it was a capital of the local principality of Chumbylat, a renowned Mari leader and warrior.[citation needed] Kukarka was occupied in 1594 by Russians during colonization of Mari land. Later it was a sloboda in Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1918. Town status was granted to it in 1937, at which time its name was changed by the Soviet government into Sovetsk (lit. Sovietsk).[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sovetsk serves as the administrative center of Sovetsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Sovetsky District as the Town of Sovetsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Sovetsk is incorporated within Sovetsky Municipal District as Sovetskoye Urban Settlement.[5]

Notable people

Sovetsk is the birthplace of Vyacheslav Molotov.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Law #203-ZO
  2. ^ a b Е. М. Поспелов. "Географические названия мира". Москва: Русские словари, 1998, p. 389.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #284-ZO
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  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.

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