Abaza (town)

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Abaza (English)
Абаза (Russian)
Абаза (Khakas)
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Location of the Republic of Khakassia in Russia
Abaza
Location of Abaza in the Republic of Khakassia
Coordinates: 52°38′53″N 90°04′26″E / 52.64806°N 90.07389°E / 52.64806; 90.07389Coordinates: 52°38′53″N 90°04′26″E / 52.64806°N 90.07389°E / 52.64806; 90.07389
Administrative status (as of December 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Khakassia[1]
Administratively subordinated to Town of Abaza[1]
Administrative center of Town of Abaza[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2004)
Urban okrug Abaza Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Abaza Urban Okrug[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 17,115 inhabitants[3]
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)[4]
Settlement 1856[5]
Town status since 1966[5]
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Abaza (Russian: Абаза́; Khakas: Абаза) is a town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia, located on the Abakan River 144 kilometers (89 mi) south of Abakan. Population: 17,115 (2010 Census);[3] 18,052 (2002 Census);[6] 17,630 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in 1856 and developed on the strength of iron ore deposits; the extraction industry is still important to the local economy. The metallurgical plant was in operation until 1926. The settlement serving the plant was known as Abaza, an abbreviation of Abakan and Zavod (plant).[5] Abaza was granted urban-type settlement status in 1957 and town status in 1966.[5]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Abaza—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Abaza is incorporated as Abaza Urban Okrug.[2]

Sport

Some bandy is played in Abaza.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #20
  2. 1 2 3 Law #74
  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 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 13. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  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.

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