Zima (town)
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| Administrative status (as of December 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Zima[1] |
| Administrative center of | Town of Zima,[1] Ziminsky District[1] |
| Municipal status (as of March 2011) | |
| Urban okrug | Ziminskoye Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Ziminskoye Urban Okrug[2] |
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| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
32,522 inhabitants[3] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 34,899 inhabitants[4] |
| Time zone | IRKT (UTC+09:00)[5] |
| Founded | 18th century[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 665382–665393[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 39514[citation needed] |
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Zima (Russian: Зима́) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the intersection of the Trans-Siberian Railway with the Oka River. It serves as the administrative center of Ziminsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population: 32,522 (2010 Census preliminary results);[3] 34,899 (2002 Census);[4] 41,814 (1989 Census).[6]
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[edit] History
The village of Staraya Zima (Ста́рая Зима́) on the present site of the town was established in 1743. In 1772, its population began to grow more quickly due to the construction of a horse-tract from Moscow which crossed the Oka River. Until the 1900s, Zima remained a roadside, mainly agricultural village.
In 1898, the Trans-Siberian railway was built through the village and a railroad station was open. Town status was granted to Zima in 1925.
Zima's population remained at around 40,000 from the 1960s until 1990; however, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the associated economic crisis, the population decreased by around 15% during the 1990s.
The town is the birthplace of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, a Russian poet, the author of the biographical poem "Zima Station".
[edit] Geography
The town is situated on a low-lying plain, heavily water-logged. The Zima River joins the Oka in the town's vicinity.
The local climate is extremely continental; air temperature varies between −50 °C (−58 °F) in winter to +40 °C (104 °F) in summer.
[edit] Administrative and municipal status
The town serves as the administrative center of Ziminsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it.[1] Administratively, it is incorporated as the Town of Zima—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] Municipally, the Town of Zima is incorporated as Ziminskoye Urban Okrug.[2]
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
Zima's economy relies mainly on timber production and railway-related services.
The town has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with commuter trains to Irkutsk and Tulun. The M53 Federal highway (Krasnoyarsk–Irkutsk) passes through Zima.
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e Law #49-OZ
- ^ a b c Law #85-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.
- ^ 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.
[edit] Sources
- Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Закон №49-ОЗ от 21 июня 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №122-ОЗ от 5 декабря 2011 г «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Иркутской области». Вступил в силу после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Областная", №71, 25 июня 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #49-OZ of June 21, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #122-OZ of December 5, 2011 On Amending Several Laws of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as of after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Закон №85-оз от 16 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах Зиминского городского муниципального образования Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №14-ОЗ от 24 марта 2011 г. «О распространении действия Закона Иркутской области "О статусе и границах Зиминского городского муниципального образования Иркутской области" на всю территорию нового субъекта Российской Федерации — Иркутской области и внесении в него изменений». Вступил в силу с 31 декабря 2004 г., но не ранее чем через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Восточно-Сибирская правда", №254–255, 20 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #85-oz of December 16, 2004 On the Status and Borders of Ziminskoye Urban Municipal Formation of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #14-OZ of March 24, 2011 On Expanding the Scope of the Law of Irkutsk Oblast "On the Status and Borders of Ziminskoye Urban Municipal Formation of Irkutsk Oblast" to the Whole Territory of the New Federal Subject of the Russian Federation—Irkutsk Oblast—and on Amending That Law. Effective as of December 31, 2004, but not earlier than ten days after the official publication date.).
[edit] External links
- Official website of Zima (Russian)
- Mojgorod.ru. Entry on Zima (Russian)
- Zima Station. Yevgeny Yevtyshenko's poem about his home town (Russian)
