Syktyvkar
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| Syktyvkar (English) Сыктывкар (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of the Komi Republic on the map of Russia |
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  Location of Syktyvkar on the map of the Komi Republic
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| Coordinates 61°40′N 50°49′E / 61.667°N 50.817°ECoordinates: 61°40′N 50°49′E / 61.667°N 50.817°E |
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| Administrative status | |
| Federal subject In jurisdiction of Capital of |
Komi Republic Komi Republic Komi Republic |
| Local self-government | |
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| Municipal status | urban okrug |
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| Area | |
| Area | 152 km² (58.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| 2002 Census - Rank - Density |
230,011 inhabitants 79 1,513.2/km² (3,919.2/sq mi) |
| Latest estimate (2008) |
230,980 inhabitants |
| Events | |
| Founded | 1780 |
| renamed from Ust-Sysolsk into Syktyvkar | 1930 |
| Other information | |
| Postal code | 167000, 167001, 167011 |
| Dialing code | +7 8212 |
| Official website | |
| http://www.syktyvkar.komi.com | |
Syktyvkar (Russian: Сыктывка́р, Komi: Сыктывкар) is a city in Russia, capital of the Komi Republic. Located at 61°40′N 50°49′E / 61.667°N 50.817°E. Population: 230,011 (2002 Census).
Syktyvkar is located on the Sysola River, which is the origin of its former name Ust-Sysolsk. The city's current name comes from Syktyv, the Komi name for the same river, plus kar, meaning "city". The town is located quite near to the point where the Sysola joins the larger Vychegda River, which is itself a branch of the Northern Dvina. These rivers are navigable and are a major transport route of forestry products from Syktyvkar. Lumber and woodcrafts are the city's largest industries.
It is served by Syktyvkar Airport and Syktyvkar Southwest airfield.
It is believed that there has been a settlement at the city's present site since at least the 16th century. It was granted city status by Catherine the Great in 1780, and later became the capital of the autonomous Komi oblast. It has retained its position as the Komi capital since that point, although a large influx of ethnic Russians in the 20th century has actually left the Komi in a minority there. The most of the population of the town were merchants and peasant. The main occupation of the inhabitants was agriculture, cattle-breeding, hunting, fishing, trade. By the beginning of the 20th century the population has grown up to 6000 people. The tzarist government made the Komi region a place of political exile. In 1921 Ust-Sysolsk was given the status of administrative centre of the newly-formed Komi Autonomous Soviet Republic. It was given the name of Syktyvkar, which is Komi for "a town on the Sysola". In 1936 Syktyvkar became the capital of the Komi Republic.
Syktyvkar is the center of the cultural life in the republic. The oldest museum of the Republic of Komi - the National Museum was founded in 1911. Nowadays the National Museum is the Literature Memorial Museum of Ivan Kuratov and the Museum of Victor Savin. The National Gallery was founded in Syktyvkar in 1943. It welcomes exhibitions from different museum of the country. In 1930 Victor Savin, a poet, a playwright, a stage manager and an actor, founded the Drama theatre of the Republic of Komi and the theatre still carries his name. Nowadays this theatre is one of centers of spiritual and artistic culture of all people who live in our republic. Plays of Nicolai Diakonov, Vasili Lecanov, Alexandre Larev and other are familiar to everybody who knows the history of komi culture. In 1966 the Drama theatre was given the status of the Academic theatre. The Theatre of Opera and Ballet began its history in 1958. If you are fond of reading, you can go to the Syktyvkar libraries. The fund of the National library numbers 2.5 mln copies, including books in the Russian language, foreign languages and in the Komi language.
[edit] Sister Cities
Syktyvkar is twined with the following sister cities[1]:
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