Belaya Kalitva (russian: Бе́лая Калитва́) is a
town
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Origin and use
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and the
administrative center
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of
Belokalitvinsky District
Belokalitvinsky District (russian: Белокалитвинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #340-ZS and municipalLaw #218-ZS district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast ...
in
Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...
,
Russia
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. Population:
History
It was founded in 1703.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Belaya Kalitva serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Belokalitvinsky District
Belokalitvinsky District (russian: Белокалитвинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #340-ZS and municipalLaw #218-ZS district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast ...
.
[Law #340-ZS] As an administrative division, it is, together with three
rural localities, incorporated within Belokalitvinsky District as Belokalitvinskoye
Urban Settlement
An Urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures.
*Municipal urban settlement, a type of subdivision such as Cape town in Western Cape
*Urban settlement, ...
.
As a
municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Belokalitvinsky Municipal District.
[Law #218-ZS]
References
Notes
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External links
Official website of Belaya KalitvaDirectory of organizations in Belaya Kalitva
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Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast
Populated places established in 1703
1703 establishments in Russia
Don Host Oblast