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Zhigulevsk

Жигулёвск
Zhigulevsk Жигулёвск
Town
	Yablonevy Ovrag, a part of Zhigulyovsk
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Zhigulevsk
	Zhigulevsk Location of Zhigulevsk Zhigulevsk Zhigulevsk (Samara Oblast)
	Coordinates: 53°23′59″N 49°29′43″E / 53.39972°N 49.49528°E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Samara Oblast
Founded	1949
Town status since	1952
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	55,565
• Rank	298th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk
• Capital of	town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Zhigulevsk Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Zhigulevsk Urban Okrug
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 )
Postal code(s)	445350
OKTMO ID	36704000001
Website	www.zhigulevsk.org

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]

Etymology

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]

History

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.

Administrative and municipal status

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]

Notable people

Alexei Semyonov, ice hockey goaltender
Diana Shnaider, professional tennis player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Charter of Samara Oblast
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Law #189-GD
^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in 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).
^ 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.
^ Е. М. Поспелов. "Географические названия мира" (Москва, 1998), p. 155.