Belaya Kholunitsa

The settlement of Belokholunitsky razyezd in Slobodskoy District of Kirov Oblast, Russia is also sometimes referred to as "Belaya Kholunitsa".
Belaya Kholunitsa
Белая Холуница
Town[1]
General Directorate, Belaya Kolunitsa
General Directorate, Belaya Kolunitsa
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Flag
Coat of arms of Belaya Kholunitsa
Coat of arms
Location of Belaya Kholunitsa
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Belaya Kholunitsa is located in Russia
Belaya Kholunitsa
Belaya Kholunitsa
Location of Belaya Kholunitsa
Belaya Kholunitsa is located in Kirov Oblast
Belaya Kholunitsa
Belaya Kholunitsa
Belaya Kholunitsa (Kirov Oblast)
Coordinates: 58°51′N 50°52′E / 58.850°N 50.867°E / 58.850; 50.867
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKirov Oblast[1]
Administrative districtBelokholunitsky District[1]
TownBelaya Kholunitsa[1]
Founded1764[2]
Town status since1965
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total11,232
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
10,406 (−7.4%)
 • Capital ofBelokholunitsky District,[1] Town of Belaya Kholunitsa[1]
 • Municipal districtBelokholunitsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementBelokholunitskoye Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofBelokholunitsky Municipal District,[5] Belokholunitskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
613200
OKTMO ID33605101001

Belaya Kholunitsa (Russian: Бе́лая Холуни́ца) is a town and the administrative center of Belokholunitsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the river Belaya Kholunitsa (Vyatka's tributary), 82 kilometers (51 mi) northeast of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,232 (2010 Census);[3] 11,975 (2002 Census);[8] 13,367 (1989 Census).[9]

It was previously known as Kholunitsky, Belokholunitsky.

History[edit]

It was founded in 1764 due to the construction of an ironworks as the settlement of Kholunitsky (Холуницкий).[2] It was later renamed Belokholunitsky (Белохолуницкий) when the river it stood on was renamed.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1965.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belaya Kholunitsa serves as the administrative center of Belokholunitsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with nine rural localities, incorporated within Belokholunitsky District as the Town of Belaya Kholunitsa.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Belaya Kholunitsa is incorporated within Belokholunitsky Municipal District as Belokholunitskoye Urban Settlement.[5]

Economy[edit]

Industrial companies in the town include a load-and-carry equipment plant, two logging and two forestry companies, a wood processing and furniture-making plant, a bread-making plant, among others.

There are deposits of iron ore, clay, gravel, lime, rubble, and peat in the town.

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Law #203-ZO
  2. ^ a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 39. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #284-ZO
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Russian 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

Sources[edit]

  • Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №203-ЗО от 4 декабря 2007 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Кировской области», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №227(4115), 11 декабря 2007 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #203-ZO of December 4, 2007 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Kirov Oblast, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of the day following ten days after the day of the official publication.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №284-ЗО от 7 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Кировской области и наделении их статусом муниципального района, городского округа, городского поселения, сельского поселения», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №233–234 (3401–3402), 21 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #284-ZO of December 7, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kirov Oblast and on Granting Them the Municipal District, Urban Okrug, Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement Status, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).

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