Pokrovsk, Sakha Republic
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_Republic_(2008-03).svg) Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative center of | Khangalassky District[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 9,495 inhabitants[1] |
| Founded | 1682[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1998[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41144[citation needed] |
Pokrovsk (Russian: Покро́вск) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River, 78 kilometers (48 mi) southwest of Yakutsk. Population: 9,495 (2010 Census);[1] 10,092 (2002 Census);[2] 9,283 (1989 Census).[3]
Geography [edit]
The M56 Lena Highway connecting Yakutsk with the destinations further south is on the opposite bank of the Lena, passing through the selo of Kyordyom.
History [edit]
The town was first founded by the Cossacks in 1682 as the ostrog of Karaulny Mys (Карау́льный Мыс), meaning Watchtower Point.[citation needed] It later became the selo of Pokrovskoye (Покро́вское). It was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Pokrovsk in 1941; town status was granted to it in 1998.[citation needed]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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