Barabash (Russian: Барабаш) is a rural locality (village), the administrative center of the Barabashsky Rural Settlement, part of the Khasansky District in Primorsky Krai in Russia.
Barabash
Барабаш | |
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 A street in Barabash | |
Location of Barabash  | |
  Barabash Location of Barabash  Barabash Barabash (Primorsky Krai) | |
| Coordinates: 43°11′30″N 131°29′20″E / 43.19167°N 131.48889°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
| Administrative district | Khasansky District[1] |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,691 |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 [3]) |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 692723 |
| OKTMO ID | 05648402101 |
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History edit
Barabash was founded in 1884, named after Yakov Barabash, who was then chairman of a commission on the delineation of the Russo-Chinese border. In 1937, Barabashky District was created with its center in the village, but on 7 May 1947 was replaced by Khasansky District when the district center moved to Khasan.[1]
From 1955 until 2012,[5] Barabash was the location of the headquarters of the 17th Guards Rifle Division and its successor formations.[6]
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 3,161[7] | — |
| 2002 | 3,691[8] | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 5,691[2] | +54.2% |
According to the Russian Census of 2010, Barabash had 5,691 inhabitants, including 3,983 men (70%) and 1,708 women (30%).[2] According to the Russian Census of 2002, it had 3,691 inhabitants, including 2,023 men (54.8%) and 1,668 women (45.2%).[8]
Notable people edit
- Viktor Suvorov, writer and defector[9]
- Oleg Belokonev, Belarusian general and military leader
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b c "История села Барабаш". khasan-district.narod.ru. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Надпись "УВВАКУ" заменили на имя 70 мотострелковой бригады в Уссурийске [The inscription "UVVAKU" was replaced with the name of the 70 Motor Rifle Brigade in Ussuriysk]. ussur.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ Feskov et al 2013, p. 151.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1939 года. Численность сельского населения СССР по районам, крупным селам и сельским населённым пунктам - районным центрам [All-Union Population Census of 1939: Rural Population of the Soviet Union in districts, large villages, and rural settlements (district centers)] (in Russian). Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics. 1939. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ a b Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).
- ^ БИОГРАФИЯ [Biography] (in Russian). Viktor Suvorov. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
Bibliography edit
- Feskov, V.I.; Golikov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A.; Slugin, S.A. (2013). Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской [The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing. ISBN 9785895035306.