Rezh Explained

En Name:Rezh
Ru Name:Реж
Coordinates:57.3667°N 83°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Rezh (Sverdlovsk oblast).png
Federal Subject:Sverdlovsk Oblast
Adm District Jur:Rezhevsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Rezh
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town
Adm Ctr Of1:Rezhevsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:town of Rezh
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Rezhevskoy Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Rezhevskoy Urban Okrug
Pop 2010Census:38215
Established Date:1773
Current Cat Date:1943
Postal Codes:623750–623753, 623759
Website:http://rezhevskoy.midural.ru
Rezh population
Bodystyle:width:23.5em
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:38,215
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:39,881
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:43,429
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:37,905

Rezh (Russian: Реж) is a town and the administrative center of Rezhevsky District in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the river Rezh (Ob's basin), 83km (52miles) northeast of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 38,215.

History

It was founded in 1773 as a settlement around a metal works factory. Town status was granted to it in 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Rezh serves as the administrative center of Rezhevsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Rezhevsky District as the Town of Rezh.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Rezh is, together with all thirty rural localities in Rezhevsky District, incorporated as Rezhevskoy Urban Okrug.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Order #120-P
  2. Law #85-OZ