Kemerovo
| Kemerovo (English) Кемерово (Russian) |
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 Sovetskaya Square in the center of Kemerovo |
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| Coordinates: 55°21′39″N 86°05′20″E / 55.36083°N 86.08889°ECoordinates: 55°21′39″N 86°05′20″E / 55.36083°N 86.08889°E | |
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| City Day | June 12[citation needed] |
| Administrative status (as of June 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | Kemerovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| Administrative center of | Kemerovo Oblast, Kemerovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction,[1] Kemerovsky District[1] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2010) | |
| Urban okrug | Kemerovsky Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Kemerovsky Urban Okrug[2] |
| Head[citation needed] | Vladimir Mikhaylov[citation needed] |
| Representative body | City Council of People's Deputies[citation needed] |
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| Area | 282.3 km2 (109.0 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
532,884 inhabitants[3] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 30th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 484,754 inhabitants[4] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 35th |
| Density | 1,888 /km2 (4,890 /sq mi)[5] |
| Time zone | OMSST (UTC+07:00)[6] |
| Founded | May 9, 1918[citation needed] |
| Previous names | Shcheglovo (until March 27, 1932)[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 650000[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3842[citation needed] |
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Kemerovo (Russian: Ке́мерово) is an industrial city in Russia, situated on the Tom River, east-northeast of Novosibirsk. It is the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, located in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin. Population: 532,884 (2010 Census preliminary results);[3] 484,754 (2002 Census);[4] 520,263 (1989 Census).[7]
The city is served by the Kemerovo International Airport.
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[edit] Geography and economy
The city is located 3,482 kilometers (2,164 mi) east of Moscow at the confluence of the Iskitim and Tom Rivers. It is an important industrial city developed during Soviet times with important chemical, fertilizer, and manufacturing industries and is linked to western Russia by a branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the city's industries have experienced a severe decline, creating high levels of unemployment.
Kemerovo's position gives it a continental climate with average temperatures varying between −18 °C (−0 °F) in January to +20 °C (68 °F) in July and relatively low precipitation of around 420 millimeters (17 in) annually.
[edit] History
Kemerovo is an amalgamation of, and successor to, several older Russian settlements. A waypoint named Verkhotomsky ostrog was established nearby in 1657 on a road from Tomsk to Kuznetsk fortress. In 1701, the settlement of Shcheglovo was founded on the left bank of the Tom; soon it became a village. By 1859, seven villages existed on the area of the modern Kemerovo: Shcheglovka (or Ust-Iskitimskoye), Kemerovo (named in 1734), Yevseyevo, Krasny Yar, Kur-Iskitim (Pleshki), Davydovo (Ishanovo), and Borovaya. In 1721, coal was discovered in the area. The first coal mines were established in 1907 and a chemical works was established in 1916. By 1917, the population of Shcheglovo had grown to around 4,000 people.
The area's further development was boosted by building a railway between Yurga and Kolchugino (now Leninsk-Kuznetsky) with a connection between Topki and Shcheglovo. Shcheglovo was granted town status in 1918, which is now considered to be the date of Kemerovo's founding.[citation needed] In 1932, Shcheglovsk was renamed Kemerovo and became the center of Kemerovo Oblast in 1943.
[edit] Administrative and municipal status
Administratively, it is incorporated as Kemerovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] Municipally, Kemerovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Kemerovsky Urban Okrug.[2]
[edit] Education
Five higher education institutions are located in Kemerovo: Kemerovo State University, Kuzbass State Technical University, Kemerovo State Medical Academy, Kemerovo State Art Institute, Kemerovo Agricultural Institute and Kuzbass Economy and Justice Institute.
[edit] Sports
The public interest for bandy is the biggest in Russia. 26,000 watched the opening game of the 2011-2012 Russian Bandy League against Dynamo Moscow[1] and Kuzbass is among the very best in the Russian Bandy League.[8] The 2007 Bandy World Championship was held in the city.[2] Female bandy only exists in a few places in Russia. Now Kemerovo is about to start it up.[9][10] Kemerovo has the first indoor arena in Russia only used for bandy.[3] Kuzbass plays the matches in the league at Khimik Stadium because of the big public interest.
[edit] Yeti claims
In October 2011, Kemerovo administrators announced that they had "indisputable proof" that mountains in the region were inhabited by Yeti.[11]
[edit] Notable people
- Yuri Arbachakov, boxer
- Andreas Beck, association football player
- Marina Domashenko, opera singer
- Vyacheslav Ivanenko, retired race walker
- Andrei Panin, actor, director
- Masha Rasputina, singer
[edit] Honorable citizens
- Alexey Leonov, cosmonaut
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns and sister cities
Kemerovo is twinned with:
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City Council
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Shopping Mall
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Crystal Hotel
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Drama theater
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Central Post office
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[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e Law #215-OZ
- ^ a b c Law #104-OZ
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Video from the match against the newcomer of 2009/2010 season, Borovichi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdcnqFU_26A
- ^ http://www.bandynet.ru/node/7374
- ^ http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bandynet.ru%2Fnode%2F7374&lp=ru_en&btnTrUrl=Translate
- ^ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10758193
[edit] Sources
- Совет народных депутатов Кемеровской области. Закон №215-ОЗ от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кемеровской области», в ред. Закона №65-ОЗ от 2 июня 2011 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Кемеровской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кемеровской области"». Вступил в силу в день, следующий за днём официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кузбасс", №243, 28 декабря 2007 г. (Council of People's Deputies of Kemerovo Oblast. Law #215-OZ of December 27, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kemerovo Oblast, as amended by the Law #65-OZ of June 2, 2011 On Amending the Law of Kemerovo Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kemerovo Oblast". Effective as of the day following the official publication date.).
- Совет народных депутатов Кемеровской области. Закон №104-ОЗ от 17 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №4-ОЗ от 31 января 2012 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Кемеровской области "О статусе и границах муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кузбасс", №242, 24 декабря 2004 г. (Council of People's Deputies of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Law #104-OZ of December 17, 2004 On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations, as amended by the Law #4-OZ of January 31, 2012 On Amending the Law of Kemerovo Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations". Effective as of the official publication date.).
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