Urzhum
Уржум
Town[1]
Welcome sign at the entrance to Urzhum
Welcome sign at the entrance to Urzhum
Coat of arms of Urzhum
Coat of arms
Location of Urzhum
Map
Urzhum is located in Russia
Urzhum
Urzhum
Location of Urzhum
Urzhum is located in Kirov Oblast
Urzhum
Urzhum
Urzhum (Kirov Oblast)
Coordinates: 57°07′N 50°00′E / 57.117°N 50.000°E / 57.117; 50.000
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKirov Oblast[1]
Administrative districtUrzhumsky District[1]
TownUrzhum[1]
First mentioned1554
Town status since1796
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total10,213
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
9,919 (−2.9%)
 • Capital ofUrzhumsky District,[1] Town of Urzhum[1]
 • Municipal districtUrzhumsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementUrzhumskoye Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofUrzhumsky Municipal District,[4] Urzhumskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
613530, 613531
OKTMO ID33641101001

Urzhum (Russian: Уржу́м; Mari: Вӱрзым, Vürzym or Ӱржӱм, Üržüm) is a town and the administrative center of Urzhumsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Urzhumka River about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from its confluence with the Vyatka River. Population: 10,213 (2010 Census);[2] 11,514 (2002 Census);[7] 12,101 (1989 Census).[8]

History

It was first mentioned in 1554 as a Mari town.[citation needed] The town was named after the river, although the name has no reliable etymology.[9] In 1584, Urzhum was refounded as a Russian fortress with the aim of keeping down Mari and Tatar revolts. Town status was granted to it in 1796.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Urzhum serves as the administrative center of Urzhumsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Urzhumsky District as the Town of Urzhum.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Urzhum is incorporated within Urzhumsky Municipal District as Urzhumskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Notable people

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Law #203-ZO
  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 #284-ZO
  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.
  9. ^ Е. М. Поспелов. "Географические названия мира". (Москва: Русские словари, 1998), p. 433.

Sources

External links

Administrative divisions of Kirov Oblast
Categories