Sovetsk, Kirov Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Sovetsk.
Sovetsk (English)
Советск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Solominskaya Street in Sovetsk

Location of Kirov Oblast in Russia
Sovetsk
Location of Sovetsk in Kirov Oblast
Coordinates: 57°35′N 48°59′E / 57.583°N 48.983°E / 57.583; 48.983Coordinates: 57°35′N 48°59′E / 57.583°N 48.983°E / 57.583; 48.983
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of July 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kirov Oblast[1]
Administrative district Sovetsky District[1]
Town Sovetsk[1]
Administrative center of Sovetsky District,[1] Town of Sovetsk[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2012)
Municipal district Sovetsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Sovetskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Sovetsky Municipal District,[2] Sovetskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 16,598 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Town status since 1937[5]
Previous names Kukarka (until 1937)[5]
Postal code(s)[6] 613340, 613341, 613343, 613379
Sovetsk on Wikimedia Commons

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);[7] 19,368 (1989 Census).[8]

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. 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.[5]

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.[2]

Notable people

Sovetsk is the birthplace of Vyacheslav Molotov.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #203-ZO
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #284-ZO
  3. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 3 Е. М. Поспелов. "Географические названия мира". Москва: Русские словари, 1998, p. 389.
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.