Kamyzyak Explained

En Name:Kamyzyak
Ru Name:Камызяк
Coordinates:46.1167°N 53°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Image Coa:Coat_of_Kamyzyak.png
Federal Subject:Astrakhan Oblast
Adm District Jur:Kamyzyaksky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Kamyzyak
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town of district significance
Adm Ctr Of1:Kamyzyaksky District
Adm Ctr Of2:town of district significance of Kamyzyak
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Kamyzyaksky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Kamyzyak Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Kamyzyaksky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Kamyzyak Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:16314
Established Date:1560
Current Cat Date:February 2, 1973
Website:http://xn--80aohci4g3a.com/

Kamyzyak (Russian: Камызя́к; Kazakh: Құмөзек, Qumózek) is a town and the administrative center of Kamyzyaksky District in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the Kamyzyak River (a branch in the delta of the Volga), 27km (17miles) south of Astrakhan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

Kamyzyak was founded around 1560 as a fishing village along the Volga.[1] It was granted town status on February 2, 1973.[1]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kamyzyak serves as the administrative center of Kamyzyaksky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kamyzyaksky District as the town of district significance of Kamyzyak. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kamyzyak is incorporated within Kamyzyaksky Municipal District as Kamyzyak Urban Settlement.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Information. Astrakhan Oblast. russian. July 18, 2017.
  2. Law #67/2006-OZ
  3. Law #43/2004-OZ