Zhigulevsk
Town in Samara Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Town in Samara Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhigulevsk (Russian: Жигулёвск, IPA: [ʐɨɡʊˈlʲɵfsk]) is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River in the Samara Bend near the Zhiguli Mountains, 92 kilometers (57 mi) west of Samara. The population was 55,565 (2010 Census);[2] 48,770 (2002 Census);[6] 44,801 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Zhigulevsk
Жигулёвск | |
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Coordinates: 53°23′59″N 49°29′43″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Samara Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1949 |
Town status since | 1952 |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 55,565 |
• Rank | 298th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk[1] |
• Capital of | town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk[1] |
• Urban okrug | Zhigulevsk Urban Okrug[3] |
• Capital of | Zhigulevsk Urban Okrug[3] |
Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [4]) |
Postal code(s)[5] | |
OKTMO ID | 36704000001 |
Website | www |
The name Zhigulevsk is taken from the Zhiguli Mountains, but they are named for an earlier settlement of Zhigulevka, itself probably named for an early inhabitant, Zhegul (Жегуль).[8]
The town occupies the territories of former villages of Otvazhnoye (Отва́жное, known since 1840) and Morkvashi (Моркваши, known since 1647). The work settlement of Otvazhny (Отва́жный) was built here to develop the oil deposits. In 1949, it was merged with the villages and renamed Zhigulevsk.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1952.[citation needed]
Besides oil, the town also develops limestone deposits.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk is incorporated as Zhigulevsk urban okrug.[3]
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