Katav-Ivanovsk Explained

En Name:Katav-Ivanovsk
Ru Name:Катав-Ивановск
Coordinates:54.75°N 71°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Katav-Ivanovsk (Chelyabinsk oblast).png
Federal Subject:Chelyabinsk Oblast
Adm District Jur:Katav-Ivanovsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Katav-Ivanovsk
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town
Adm Ctr Of1:Katav-Ivanovsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Town of Katav-Ivanovsk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Katav-Ivanovsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Katav-Ivanovskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Katav-Ivanovsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Katav-Ivanovskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:17630
Established Date:1755
Current Cat Date:August 27, 1939
Postal Codes:456110–456113
Website:http://www.katavivan.ru/taxonomy/term/1

Katav-Ivanovsk (Russian: Ката́в-Ива́новск) is a town and the administrative center of Katav-Ivanovsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Katav River (left tributary of the Yuryuzan), 321km (199miles) southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was founded in 1755 as a settlement around an iron-smelting plant.[1] Town status was granted to it on August 27, 1939.[1]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Katav-Ivanovsk serves as the administrative center of Katav-Ivanovsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Katav-Ivanovsky District as the Town of Katav-Ivanovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Katav-Ivanovsk is incorporated within Katav-Ivanovsky Municipal District as Katav-Ivanovskoye Urban Settlement.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Information. Chelyabinsk Oblast. russian. July 18, 2017.
  2. Resolution #161