Semikarakorsk

Town in Rostov Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Semikarakorsk (Russian: Семикарако́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Semikarakorsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River, 137 kilometers (85 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 23,884 (2010 census);^[2] 23,473 (2002 census);^[6] 22,704 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

CountryRussia

Known since1672

Elevation

10 m (33 ft)

Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK

^[4])

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Semikarakorsk Семикаракорск
Town^[1]
Crossroads of Avilova and Zelenaya streets, 2018
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Semikarakorsk
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Coordinates: 47°31′N 40°48′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast^[1]
Administrative district	Semikarakorsky District^[1]
Urban settlement Selsoviet	Semikarakorskoye^[1]
Known since	1672
Town status since	1972
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[2]
• Total	23,884
• Estimate (2021)	21,719 (−9.1%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Semikarakorsky District,^[1] Semikarakorskoye Urban Settlement^[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Semikarakorsky Municipal District^[3]
• Urban settlement	Semikarakorskoye Urban Settlement^[3]
• Capital of	Semikarakorsky Municipal District,^[3] Semikarakorskoye Urban Settlement^[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK ^[4])
Postal codes^[5]	346630, 346631
Dialing code	+7 86356
OKTMO ID	60651101001
Website	semikarakorsk.ru

History

The stanitsa of Semikarakorskaya (Семикаракорская), which was founded by the Don Cossacks, was known since 1672.^{[citation needed]} The stanitsa changed its location frequently due to Don's flooding and finally was moved to its present location in 1845. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1958 and town status in 1972.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Semikarakorsk serves as the administrative center of Semikarakorsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Semikarakorsky District as Semikarakorskoye Urban Settlement.^[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Semikarakorsky Municipal District.^[3]

Notable people

Alibek Bashkayev (born 1989), judoka
Aleksandr Podbeltsev (born 1993), football player

References

Notes

[1]
Law #340-ZS
[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.
[3]
Law #227-ZS
[4]
"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
[5]
Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
[6]
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).
[7]
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.

Sources

Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №270-ЗС от 27 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #270-ZS of November 27, 2014 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №227-ЗС от 14 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования "Семикаракорский район" и муниципальных образований в его составе». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Наше время", №№319–320 (без приложений), 22 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #227-ZS of December 14, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of "Semikarakorsky District" and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).

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