Slavgorod (russian: Сла́вгород) is a
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
The word "town" shares an o ...
in
Altai Krai
Altai Krai (russian: Алта́йский край, r=Altaysky kray, p=ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan ( East Kazakhstan Region and Pavlodar Region), Novosibirsk an ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
, located between
Lakes Sekachi and
Bolshoye Yarovoye. Population: 48,000 (1975).
History
It was founded in 1910 and was granted town status in 1914.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Slavgorod is, together with twenty-three
rural localities, incorporated as the
town of krai significance of Slavgorod—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...
.
[Law #28-ZS] As a
municipal division, the town of krai significance of Slavgorod is incorporated as Slavgorod Urban Okrug.
[Law #124-ZS]
Both administrative and municipal territories of Slavgorod were enlarged effective January 1, 2012, when
Slavgorodsky District
Slavgorodsky District (russian: Сла́вгородский райо́н) was an administrative and municipal district ( raion) of Altai Krai, Russia. The area of the district was . Its administrative center was the town of Slavgorod (which was ...
was abolished.
[Law #116-ZS]
Military
During the
Cold War
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it was the site of
Slavgorod air base.
Climate
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Cities and towns in Altai Krai
Populated places in Slavgorod urban okrug