Verkhneuralsk

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Verkhneuralsk (English)
Верхнеуральск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -
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Obelisk on the geographical border between Europe and Asia in Verkhneuralsk
Verkhneuralsk is located in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Verkhneuralsk
Verkhneuralsk
Location of Verkhneuralsk in Chelyabinsk Oblast
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Administrative status (as of June 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chelyabinsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Verkhneuralsky District[1]
Town Verkhneuralsk[1]
Administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District,[1] Town of Verkhneuralsk[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2014)
Municipal district Verkhneuralsky Municipal District[1]
Urban settlement Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement[1]
Administrative center of Verkhneuralsky Municipal District,[1] Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 9,457 inhabitants[3]
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)[4]
Founded 1734[citation needed]
Town status since 1781[5]
Previous names Verkhneyaitskaya,[citation needed]
Verkhneuralskaya[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[6] 457670–457672, 457688
Dialing code(s) +7 35143[citation needed]
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Verkhneuralsk (Russian: Верхнеура́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Ural River, 230 kilometers (140 mi) southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 9,457 (2010 Census);[3] 10,054 (2002 Census);[7] 10,893 (1989 Census).[8]

History

Founded in 1734 as the fortress of Verkhneyaitskaya (Верхнея́ицкая), it was renamed Verkhneuralskaya (Верхнеура́льская) after the Yaik River was renamed the Ural.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1781.[5]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Verkhneuralsk serves as the administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Verkhneuralsky District as the Town of Verkhneuralsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Verkhneuralsk is incorporated within Verkhneuralsky Municipal District as Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement.[1]

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Notes

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Resolution #161
  2. Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 75 617 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 75 617 101. ).
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  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 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 #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
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  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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