Sredneuralsk

Sredneuralsk (English)
Среднеуральск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia
Sredneuralsk
Location of Sredneuralsk in Sverdlovsk Oblast
Coordinates: 56°59′N 60°28′E / 56.983°N 60.467°E / 56.983; 60.467Coordinates: 56°59′N 60°28′E / 56.983°N 60.467°E / 56.983; 60.467
Coat of arms of Sredneuralsk Urban Okrug
Flag
Administrative status (as of 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sverdlovsk Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to Town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2009)
Urban okrug Sredeuralsk Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Sredeuralsk Urban Okrug[2]
Mayor Alexey Danilov
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 20,449 inhabitants[3]
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)[4]
Founded June 27, 1931
Town status since February 17, 1966
Postal code(s)[5] 624070, 624071
Dialing code(s) +7 34368
Official website
Sredneuralsk on Wikimedia Commons

Sredneuralsk (Russian: Среднеура́льск) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the shore of Iset Lake, at the head of the Iset River, 25 kilometers (16 mi) north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 20,449(2010 Census);[3] 19,555 (2002 Census);[6] 18,786(1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in on June 27, 1931. Town status was granted to it on February 17, 1966.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-seven rural localities, subordinated to the Town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[8] As a municipal division, Sredneuralsk, together with three rural localities, is incorporated as Sredneuralsk Urban Okrug.[2] The town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma and twenty-four rural localities are incorporated separately as Verkhnyaya Pyshma Urban Okrug.[2]

Climate

The climate of Sredneyralsk is continental. The average temperature amplitude is −45 °C (−49 °F) to +38 °C (100 °F). The average temperature in January is −16 °C (3 °F); in July: +17.4 °C (63.3 °F). The snow cover usually stays on surface for up to five months from November to the middle of April. The average year precipitation is 430–500 millimeters (17–20 in). The town is situated 252–278 meters (827–912 ft) above sea level.

The main rock soil components are granite and argillaceous slates.

Economy

Thermal power station "SUGRES" is based in Sredneuralsk. The station was officially opened on June 27, 1931. Other industrial enterprises include:

Transportation

The town is connected to the main bus route. The route length from Sredneuralsk to Yekaterinburg is 25 kilometers (16 mi).

Education and culture

There are three secondary and primary schools, one kindergarten, and a campus of the Ural Metallurgical College in Sredneuralsk.

There is also Volna movie theater and a library of 70,000 books.

Tourism

There are about thirty architecture points of interest in Sredneuralsk, such as Chyortovo Gorodishche, Sem Bratyev (Seven Brothers), etc.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 65 420 500», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 65 420 500, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #85-OZ
  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. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  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. Law #30-OZ

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