Lermontov (town) explained

En Name:Lermontov
Ru Name:Лермонтов
Coordinates:44.1167°N 101°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Lermontov.png
Federal Subject:Stavropol Krai
Adm City Jur:town of krai significance of Lermontov
Adm Ctr Of:town of krai significance of Lermontov
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Lermontov Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Lermontov Urban Okrug
Pop 2010Census:22541
Current Cat Date:1956
Postal Codes:357340–357341, 357348

Lermontov (Russian: Ле́рмонтов) is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the mountainside of Beshtau. Population: 16,500 (1973).

History

It was named after Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov. It was granted town status in 1956.

Uranium mining boosted its growth. It was a closed town during the Soviet era. Uranium is no longer mined.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Ostrogorka), incorporated as the town of krai significance of Lermontov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. By 2022 it is planned to unite Lermontov and the village Bervinovka.[1] As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Lermontov is incorporated as Lermontov Urban Okrug.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #63-p
  2. Law #88-kz