- Gorno-Altaysk
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Gorno-Altaysk (English)
Горно-Алтайск (Russian)
Туулу Алтай (Altay)- Town[citation needed] - 
Location of the Altai Republic in Russia
Gorno-AltayskCoordinates: 51°57′N 85°58′E / 51.95°N 85.967°ECoordinates: 51°57′N 85°58′E / 51.95°N 85.967°E 
Coat of arms Administrative status Country Russia Federal subject Altai Republic Capital of Altai Republic[1] Municipal status Urban okrug Gorno-Altaysk Urban Okrug[citation needed] Administrative center of Gorno-Altaysk Urban Okrug[citation needed] Head[citation needed] Viktor Oblogin[citation needed] Statistics Area 91 km2 (35 sq mi)[citation needed] Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)56,928 inhabitants[2] - Rank in 2010 289th Population (2002 Census) 53,538 inhabitants[3] - Rank in 2002 307th Density 626 /km2 (1,620 /sq mi)[4] Time zone OMSST (UTC+07:00)[5] Founded 1830[citation needed] Previous names Ulala (until 1932),[citation needed]
Oyrot-Tura (until 1948)[citation needed]Dialing code(s) +7 38822[citation needed] Official website Gorno-Altaysk (Russian: Го́рно-Алта́йск; Altay: Туулу Алтай, Tuulu Altay) is the capital town of the Altai Republic, Russia, situated 3,641 kilometers (2,262 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 56,928 (2010 Census preliminary results);[2] 53,538 (2002 Census);[3] 46,436 (1989 Census).[6]
This only town of the republic lies in a narrow Mayma Valley in the foothills of the Altay Mountains. Russian Orthodox missionaries arriving in the valley in 1830 stumbled upon the tiny settlement of Ulala, consisting at that time of nineteen indigenous and three Russian families. The next year Ulala was chosen as the site of the first Orthodox mission in the Altay and Russian settlers started migrating to the village.
When the Oyrot Autonomous Oblast was created in 1922, Ulala became its capital. In 1928 the village became a town and in 1932 its name was changed to Oyrot-Tura. However, in 1948 the authorities finally realized that the indigenous tribes of the area do not actually call themselves oyrots, the name of the autonomy was changed to Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast (i.e. the autonomous oblast of the Mountainous Altay), and with it the name of its capital.
Gorno-Altaysk has a scattering of industry, the Gorno-Altaysk Airport, a theatre, the Gorno-Altaisk State University and a regional museum. It is 96 km from the nearest railway station at Biysk.
References
- ^ Official website of the Altai Republic
- ^ 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 (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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 2010-03-23.
- ^ 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 2010-03-23.
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