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Town in Samara Oblast, Russia

Town in Samara Oblast, Russia

Chapayevsk Чапаевск
Town
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Coordinates: 52°59′N 49°43′E / 52.983°N 49.717°E / 52.983; 49.717
Country Russia
Federal subject Samara Oblast[1]
Founded 1908Edit this on Wikidata[2]
Elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Population (2010 Census)[3]
• Total 72,689
• Rank 217th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to town of oblast significance of Chapayevsk[1]
• Capital of town of oblast significance of Chapayevsk[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug Chapayevsk Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of Chapayevsk Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone UTC+4 (MSK+1 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6] 446100–446116Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID 36750000001

Chapayevsk (Russian: Чапа́евск) is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located 40 kilometers (25 mi) from the city of Samara, on the right bank of the Chapayevka River (a tributary of the Volga River). Population: 72,692 (2010 Census);[3] 73,912 (2002 Census);[7] 97,984 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

It was previously known as Ivashchenkovo (until 1927), Trotsk (after Leon Trotsky until 1929).

The Church of Saint Sergiy Radonezhsky

The town's history dates back to 1909 when by Nicholas II's decree a military plant was established in the area.[9] In 1929, the settlement was renamed Chapayevsk after the Red Army commander Vasily Chapayev. The town served as a base for secret military production, hosting four such factories until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

On June 18, 2013, several strong explosions rocked the town and several villages around; 5,000 people were evacuated.[_citation needed_] According to Russian media, at least 34 people were injured in the explosions that originated in the town's ammunition storage facilities.[_citation needed_]

The town is located 40 kilometers (25 mi) from the city of Samara, on the right bank of the Chapayevka River (a tributary of the Volga River).

Chapayevsk is known as the "town of death" due to the high amount of toxins present in the environment. According to doctors, more than 80% of children suffer from chronic diseases. Since 1991, the birthrate in the city decreased by 40%. In the women's breast milk dioxin was found at 400 times above the normal level. In 1994, a special committee of the United Nations, after much research announced the town of Chapayevsk as an ecological disaster zone.[10]

Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Chapayevsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Chapayevsk is incorporated as Chapayevsk Urban Okrug.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Charter of Samara Oblast
  2. ^ Vladimir Kotlyakov, ed. (2003). Great dictionary of geographical names (in Russian). Yekaterinburg: Russian Geographical Society. p. 722. ISBN 5-94799-148-9. Wikidata Q113510146.
  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. ^ a b c Law #189-GD
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Map - Chapayevsk - MAP[N]ALL.COM". www.mapnall.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "Чапаевск: город смерти". March 28, 2011.