Yershov, Saratov Oblast Explained

En Name:Yershov
Ru Name:Ершов
Coordinates:51.35°N 64°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Federal Subject:Saratov Oblast
Adm District Jur:Yershovsky District
Adm Ctr Of:Yershovsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Yershovsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Yershov Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Yershovsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of1 Ref:[1]
Mun Admctr Of2:Yershov Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:21448
Established Date:1894
Current Cat Date:1963
Postal Codes:413500, 413502, 413503
Dialing Codes:84564

Yershov (Russian: Ершо́в) is a town and the administrative center of Yershovsky District in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Maly Uzen River, 178km (111miles) east of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was founded as a settlement serving the Yershovo railway station, which was opened in 1894 and named after the engineer who was in charge of building it. Town status was granted to Yershovo in 1963, at which time it was also given its present name.

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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yershov serves as the administrative center of Yershovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Yershov, together with four rural localities, is incorporated within Yershovsky Municipal District as Yershov Urban Settlement.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #78-ZSO
  2. Law #78-ZSO stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #82-ZSO, which describes the borders and the composition of Yershovsky Municipal District, lists the town of Yershov as a part of that municipal district. The Law #21-ZSO does not enumerate any administrative division types below the district level.
  3. Law #82-ZSO