Pelym () is an
urban locality (a
work settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the
Town
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of
Ivdel
Ivdel (; Mansi: Сапсаус, ''Sapsayas'') is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ivdel River ( Ob's basin) near its confluence with the Lozva River, north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Populati ...
in
Sverdlovsk Oblast
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,
Russia
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. Population:
Pelym was established in 1962 as a logging town. It takes its name from a much older settlement,
Pelym, Garinsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Pelym (Пелым) is a former town (now a village) on the bank of the Tavda River near its confluence with the Pelym River. It is part of Gari District, northeastern Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. In 2010, the village had 78 inhabitants.
Once co ...
, which goes back to the 16th century and used to be prominent as a place of exile. A
Gazprom
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office and an airport are located in Pelym.
Within the
framework of the administrative divisions, Pelym and thirty-seven
rural localities are subordinated to the
Town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Ivdel
Ivdel (; Mansi: Сапсаус, ''Sapsayas'') is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ivdel River ( Ob's basin) near its confluence with the Lozva River, north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Populati ...
—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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.
[Law #30-OZ] As a
municipal division, Pelym, together with four rural localities under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Ivdel, is incorporated separately as Pelym Urban Okrug.
[Law #85-OZ] Ivdel and the other thirty-three rural localities are incorporated separately as Ivdelsky Urban Okrug.
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Urban-type settlements in Sverdlovsk Oblast