Uren
Урень
Town[1]
Lenina Street in Uren
Lenina Street in Uren
Location of Uren
Map
Uren is located in Russia
Uren
Uren
Location of Uren
Uren is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Uren
Uren
Uren (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)
Coordinates: 57°27′N 45°47′E / 57.450°N 45.783°E / 57.450; 45.783
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative districtUrensky District[1]
Town of district significanceUren[1]
First mentioned1719
Town status since1973
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total12,304
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
12,309 (+0%)
 • Capital ofUrensky District,[1] town of district significance of Uren[1]
 • Municipal districtUrensky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementUren Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofUren Municipal District,[4] Uren Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
606800, 606803
OKTMO ID22654101001

Uren (Russian: Уре́нь) is a town and the administrative center of Urensky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Usta River (Volga's basin), 183 kilometers (114 mi) northeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. It has population: 12,304 (2010 Census);[2] 12,558 (2002 Census);[7] 13,560 (1989 Census).[8]

History

It was first mentioned in 1719.[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1959 and town status in 1973.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

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

Transportation

There is a railway station in the town, through which the trans-Siberian railroad passes. The town also lies on Road R159.

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 #148-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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