Yelizovo

Yelizovo (English)
Елизово (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -
Yelizovo
Location of Yelizovo in Kamchatka Krai
Coordinates: 53°11′N 158°23′E / 53.183°N 158.383°E / 53.183; 158.383Coordinates: 53°11′N 158°23′E / 53.183°N 158.383°E / 53.183; 158.383
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of March 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kamchatka Krai
Administratively subordinated to Yelizovo Town Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
Administrative center of Yelizovo Town Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2010)
Municipal district Yelizovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Yelizovskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Yelizovsky Municipal District,[2] Yelizovskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 39,569 inhabitants[3]
Time zone PETT (UTC+12:00)[4]
Founded 1848
Town status since 1975[5]
Previous names Stary Ostrog (until 1897),[5]
Zavoyko (until 1924)[5]
Official website

Yelizovo (Russian: Е́лизово) is a town in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the Avacha River 32 kilometers (20 mi) northwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Population: 39,569(2010 Census);[3] 41,533(2002 Census);[6] 46,929(1989 Census).[7]

History

Founded in 1848 as the selo of Stary Ostrog (Ста́рый Остро́г), it was renamed Zavoyko (Заво́йко) in 1897, after the Russian admiral Vasily Zavoyko who led the defense of Petropavlovsk in 1854. The village was renamed Yelizovo in 1924.[5] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1964, and town status was granted in 1975.[8]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yelizovo serves as the administrative center of Yelizovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated as Yelizovo Town Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Yelizovo Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Yelizovskoye Urban Settlement within Yelizovsky Municipal District.[2]

Transportation and infrastructure

The town's most notable claim to fame is serving as the host for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, the largest airport on Kamchatka. A major Soviet space telemetry station, NIP-6, was also located nearby.

In Yelizovo there is a long-wave broadcasting station with a 255-meter (837 ft) tall ARRT-Antenna.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #46
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #255
  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 4 Историческая справка
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. http://old.admelizovo.ru/in/md/short

Sources

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Yelizovo.
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