Mikhaylovka, Volgograd Oblast Explained

En Name:Mikhaylovka
Ru Name:Михайловка
Coordinates:50.0667°N 58°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat_of_Arms_of_Mikhaylovka_(Volgograd_Oblast)_2009.png
Federal Subject:Volgograd Oblast
Adm City Jur:town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka
Adm Ctr Of1:Mikhaylovsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug
Pop 2010Census:59132
Pop 2010Census Rank:279th
Established Date:1762
Current Cat Date:1948
Website:http://www.mihadm.ru/

Mikhaylovka (ru|Миха́йловка) is a town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Medveditsa River, 210km (130miles) northwest of Volgograd. Population:

History

It was established in 1762 as a khutor and named for its owner Mikhail Sebryakov. It was granted town status in 1948. In 1953, Sebryakovsky cement plant was commissioned, and in 1955 - a slate plant. In 1961, the city passed into regional subordination.

June 12, 2012, Mikhaylovka and the district are merged into one municipality - the urban district of the city of Mikhailovka.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylovka serves as the administrative center of Mikhaylovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with one urban-type settlement, incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, territories of the town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka and of Mikhaylovsky District are incorporated as Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #139-OD
  2. Law #1033-OD