Raychikhinsk
| Raychikhinsk (English) Райчихинск (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of December 2008) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Amur Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Raychikhinsk Urban Okrug[1] |
| Administrative center of | Raychikhinsk Urban Okrug[1] |
| Municipal status (as of September 2009) | |
| Urban okrug | Raychikhinsk Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Raychikhinsk Urban Okrug[2] |
| Head[citation needed] | Vladimir Shumilov[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 20,534 inhabitants[3] |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+10:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1932[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1944[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 676770–676776[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41647[citation needed] |
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Raychikhinsk (Russian: Райчи́хинск) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located in the Zeya-Bureya basin, about 40 kilometers (25 mi) from the Amur River and the border with China, and about 165 kilometers (103 mi) east of Blagoveshchensk. Population: 20,534 (2010 Census);[3] 24,498 (2002 Census);[5] 27,873 (1989 Census).[6]
History
The town is located near a brown coal deposit which had been known of since the late 1800s. Mining began in 1913, with the foundation of the first permanent settlement in 1932, named Raychikha after a local stream.[citation needed]
From 1938 until 1942, Raychikha was host to a prison camp of the gulag system, where up to 11,000 prisoners were kept for forced labor in the mining of coal.[7]
In 1944, it was granted town status and given its present name.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as Raychikhinsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[2]
Economy
Brown coal mining remains the main economic focus of the town; two open cut mines surround the town almost completely.
Transportation
The town is terminus for a 39-kilometer (24 mi) branch line, which connects to the Trans-Siberian Railway at Bureya.
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Law #127-OZ
- ^ a b c Law #446-OZ
- ^ a b "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ 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). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ http://www.gulag.memorial.de/lager.php5?lag=290
Sources
- Амурский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №127-ОЗ от 23 декабря 2005 г. «О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Амурской области», в ред. Закона №164-ОЗ от 29 декабря 2008 г «О внесении изменений в закон Амурской области "О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Амурской области"». Вступил в силу со дня первого официального опубликования, за исключением подпункта "б" пункта 2 статьи 7, вступающего в силу с 1 января 2006 г. Опубликован: "Амурская правда", №11, 24 января 2006 г. (Amur Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #127-OZ of December 23, 2005 On the Procedures of Handling the Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Amur Oblast, as amended by the Law #164-OZ of December 29, 2008 On Amending the Law of Amur Oblast "On the Procedures of Handling the Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Amur Oblast". Effective as of the day of the first official publication, with the exception of subitem "b" of item 2 of Article 7, which is effective January 1, 2006.).
- Амурский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №446-ОЗ от 11 марта 2005 г. «О наделении муниципального образования города Райчихинск статусом городского округа и об установлении его границ», в ред. Закона №236-ОЗ от 2 сентября 2009 г «О внесении изменения в Закон Амурской области "О наделении муниципального образования города Райчихинск статусом городского округа и об установлении его границ"». Вступил в силу в соответствии со статьёй 4. Опубликован: "Амурская правда", №54, 16 марта 2005 г. (Amur Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #446-OZ of March 11, 2005 On Granting the Municipal Formation of the Town of Raychikhinsk the Urban Okrug Status and on Establishing Its Borders, as amended by the Law #236-OZ of September 2, 2009 On Amending the Law of Amur Oblast "On Granting the Municipal Formation of the Town of Raychikhinsk the Urban Okrug Status and on Establishing Its Borders". Effective as of the date set forth in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.).
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