Mikhaylovka (russian: Миха́йловка) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Volgograd Oblast
Volgograd Oblast (russian: Волгогра́дская о́бласть, ''Volgogradskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an oblast) of Russia, located in the Volga region, Volga region of Southern Russia. Its adminis ...
,
Russia
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, located on the right bank of the
Medveditsa River, northwest of
Volgograd
Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stal ...
. Population:
History
It was established in 1762 as a ''
khutor
A khutor ( rus, хутор, p=ˈxutər) or khutir ( uk, хутiр, pl. , ''khutory'') is a type of rural locality in some countries of Eastern Europe; in the past the term mostly referred to a single-homestead settlement. '' and named for its owner Mikhail Sebryakov. It was granted town status in 1948. In 1953, Sebryakovsky cement plant was commissioned, and in 1955 - a slate plant. In 1961, the city passed into regional subordination.
June 12, 2012, Mikhaylovka and the district are merged into one municipality - the urban district of the city of Mikhailovka.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylovka 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
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of
Mikhaylovsky District
Mikhaylovsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The name is generally derived from or is related to the male first name Mikhail.
Districts of the federal subjects
* Mikhaylovsky District, Altai Kr ...
,
even though it is not a part of it.
[Law #139-OD] As an administrative division, it is, together with one
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
, incorporated separately as the
town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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.
As a
municipal division, territories of the town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka and of Mikhaylovsky District are incorporated as
Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug (russian: городско́й о́круг Миха́йловка) is a municipal formation (an urban okrug) in Volgograd Oblast, Russia,Law #1033-OD one of the six urban okrugs in the oblast. Its territory comprises the te ...
.
[Law #1033-OD]
Notable people
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Mikhail Murnov (born 1978), former Russian professional football player
References
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Cities and towns in Volgograd Oblast