Yershov (russian: Ершо́в) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
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of
Yershovsky District
Yershovsky District (russian: Ершовский райо́н) is an administrativeCharter of Saratov Oblast and municipalLaw #78-ZSO district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the eastern central part of ...
in
Saratov Oblast
Saratov Oblast (russian: Сара́товская о́бласть, ''Saratovskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the types of ...
,
Russia
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, located in the upper streams of the
Maly Uzen River
Maly Uzen (russian: Малый Узень) or Kishi Uzen ( kk, Кіші Өзен, ''Kishi Ózen;'' tt-Cyrl, Кесе Үҙән), known as the Saryozen in Kazakhstan, is a river in Saratov Oblast of Russia and West Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan. ...
, east of
Saratov
Saratov (, ; rus, Сара́тов, a=Ru-Saratov.ogg, p=sɐˈratəf) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. Saratov had a population of 901,36 ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
It was founded as a settlement serving the Yershovo railway station, which was opened in 1894 and named after the engineer who was in charge of building it. Town status was granted to Yershovo in 1963, at which time it was also given its present name.
Geography
Climate
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Yershov 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
Yershovsky District
Yershovsky District (russian: Ершовский райо́н) is an administrativeCharter of Saratov Oblast and municipalLaw #78-ZSO district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the eastern central part of ...
,
to which it is directly subordinated.
[Law #78-ZSO stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #82-ZSO, which describes the borders and the composition of Yershovsky Municipal District, lists the town of Yershov as a part of that municipal district. The Law #21-ZSO does not enumerate any administrative division types below the district level.] As a
municipal division, the
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
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of Yershov, together with four
rural localities, is incorporated within Yershovsky Municipal District as Yershov Urban Settlement.
[Law #82-ZSO]
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
*Mojgorod.ru
Entry on Yershov
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Cities and towns in Saratov Oblast
Novouzensky Uyezd