Sarapul

Sarapul (English) Сарапул (Russian) Сарапул (Udmurt)
-  City[citation needed]  -
Sedelnikov street in Sarapul
Location of the Udmurt Republic in Russia
Sarapul
Coordinates: 56°28′N 53°48′E / 56.467°N 53.8°E / 56.467; 53.8Coordinates: 56°28′N 53°48′E / 56.467°N 53.8°E / 56.467; 53.8
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Udmurt Republic
Municipal status
Urban okrug	Sarapul Urban Okrug[citation needed]
Representative body	City Duma[citation needed]
Statistics
Area	316.66 km2 (122.26 sq mi)[citation needed]
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	101,390 inhabitants[1]
- Rank in 2010	162nd
Population (2002 Census)	103,141 inhabitants[2]
- Rank in 2002	157th
Density	320 /km2 (830 /sq mi)[3]
Time zone	MSD (UTC+04:00)[4]
Founded	1621[citation needed]
Postal code(s)	427960-427980[citation needed]
Dialing code(s)	+7 34147[citation needed]
Official website

Sarapul (Russian: Сарапул) is a city and a river port in the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River, 66 kilometers (41 mi) southeast of Izhevsk. Population: 101,390 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 103,141 (2002 Census);^[2] 110,381 (1989 Census).^[5]

History

Firefighters Depot and Signal Tower, Sarapul

Sarapul is one of the oldest cities of the Kama region. Over the centuries, its history was closely linked with the history of Russia. It was first mentioned in 1596 as the village (selo) of Voznesenskoye (Вознесе́нское), also known as Sarapul.

The first mention of Sarapul was in the 16th century. In the census book for 1596 states that "in the Kazan district, in the upper Kama River ... in Sarapul and Siva people fish”. Apparently, here "Sarapul" is the name of a section of the river, as well as the entire area along its shores. It is believed that the name of this area comes from the word "Sarapul" (сарапуль) that in Chuvash language means "yellow fish” or sturgeon which was in abundance here. At present, however, other versions of the origin of the name are presented. In particular, one of them says that the word "Sarapul" formed by the merger of two words: "Sarah", which is one of the Siberian dialect means "money" and "pul" - small copper coin, and means “place of money”. In 1780, it was granted town status and by the end of the 18th century grew into a merchant town with developed industry of footwear manufacturing.

Presently, Sarapul is the second most significant industrial town in Udmurtia (after Izhevsk).

Honors

The asteroid 26851 Sarapul was named in the city's honor on June 1, 2007.^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ ^{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. 
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ 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).
5. ^ "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. 
6. ^ NASA

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