| En Name: | Chaykovsky |
| Ru Name: | Чайковский |
| Coordinates: | 56.7667°N 63°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Герб Чайковского городского округа.jpg |
| Federal Subject: | Perm Krai |
| Adm City Jur: | town of krai significance of Chaykovsky |
| Adm Ctr Of: | town of krai significance of Chaykovsky |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Chaykovsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Chaykovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Name: | Yuriy Vostrikov |
| Area Km2: | 56.49 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 82895 |
| Pop 2010Census Rank: | 200th |
| Established Date: | 1955 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1962 |
| Postal Codes: | 617760-617766, 617769 |
| Dialing Codes: | 34241 |
| Website: | https://chaikovskiyregion.ru/ |
Chaykovsky (Russian: Чайковский) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Kama River 325km (202miles) southwest of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 86,714 (2002 Census);
The town is named after the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who was born in the nearby town of Votkinsk.
The town is located in the Cis-Ural region on left bank of the Kama River, near its confluence with the Saygatka[1] in the southwestern part of Perm Krai. The confluence of the Kama and the Saygatka and the nearby Votkinsk Reservoir form a peninsula on which the town is located.
The area of Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement is 56.49km2 (including the water surface),[2] while the аrea of the town proper is about 31km2.
Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement borders with Yelovsky District in the north, Vankovsky Rural Settlement in the northeast, Fokinsky and Bolshe-Bukorsky Rural Settlements in the east, Olkhovsky Rural Settlement in the south, and with Votkinsky District of the Udmurt Republic in the west.
It was founded in 1955 as a settlement serving the construction of Votkinsk's hydroelectric power station. The village of Saygatka, known since 1646, used to occupy the place where Chaykovsky now stands. In 1956, Chaykovsky was granted urban-type settlement status, and in 1962, it was granted town status.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Chaykovsky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[3] As a municipal division, the town of Chaykovsky is incorporated as Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement within Chaykovsky Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center, while the fifty rural localities are grouped into nine rural settlements within Chaykovsky Municipal District.[4]
Igor Andriyiv has been head of the Chaykovsky urban settlement since 20 December 2009.[5] In Chaykovsky and the district, the election of the heads of local self-government has never been won by United Russia.[6]
Besides, there is a lot of less large factories, for example, yard and ship repair works, metal manufacture work, meat-packing factory, dairy factory and common for a town communal plants, like water-supply plant.
Chaykovsky is situated on the Kazan–Yekaterinburg route. From the town to Izhevsk about 100 km, to Perm about 300 km, to Kazan about 400 km, to Yekaterinburg about 600 km. There is bus service to these cities. Into the town bus service is used, too.
Trains to Izhevsk are possible from the town.In the town there is railway, that sides to railway Kazan — Yekaterinburg. However, it not used for passengers.
There is river station, it not used for passengers, because of high prices, and earlier ships on underwater wings were going. However, river station is used as a tourist ship.
Chaykovsky closest airport is located in Izhevsk. Chaykovsky used to have a small airport, for small airplanes however there are now plans to develop a large modern airport.
Chaykovsky has one of the highest levels of natality in Perm Krai, because of comparatively low death-rate and comparatively high birth-rate.
There are 13 schools, 1 gymnasium, 1 lyceum, 4 trade schools, 5 technical schools, 2 musical school. Possibility to get higher education there is in Institute of physical culture and branches of two technical universities.
Chaykovsky has available museum of local lore and an art gallery, where there are a lot of works of famous Russian painters. Since 1982 there is Town Dramatic Theater. Since 1978, every three years traditional Festival of children musical art is conducted.
In Chaykovsky there is a modern mounting sky complex, biathlon complex, and many gymnasiums.
Chaykovsky is a famous touristic center on Western Ural, especially for tourists that travel on touristic ships.
See main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia.
Chaykovsky is the sister city of (twinned with):