Uyar (russian: Уяр) 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 ori ...
and 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 is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Uyarsky District of
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Si ...
,
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-eig ...
, located on the
Uyarka River (
Yenisei
The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas: Ким суғ, ''Kim suğ''; Ket: Ӄук, ...
's
basin) east of
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...
. Population:
History
It has been known to exist since 1760.
In the 19th century, the
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...
was laid right through the settlement and a small railway station, known as Klyukvennaya (), was also built there. It was there that during the
Russian Civil War
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, partof = the Russian Revolution and the aftermath of World War I
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the
Polish 5th Rifle Division
:''This unit should not be confused with the 5th Rifle Division (II Polish Corps in Russia).''
Polish 5th Siberian Rifle Division ( pl, 5. Dywizja Strzelców Polskich, russian: Польская 5-я Стрелковая Дивизия; also known ...
capitulated to the Bolsheviks in the course of the White Retreat from Siberia. Town status was granted in 1944.
The full name of the town, Uyarspasopreobrazhenskoye,
is rarely used.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Uyar 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 is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Uyarsky District.
[Law #10-4765] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uyarsky District as the
district town
Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a r ...
of Uyar.
As a
municipal division, the district town of Uyar is incorporated within Uyarsky Municipal District as Uyar Urban Settlement.
[Law #13-3040]
References
Notes
Sources
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Cities and towns in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yeniseysk Governorate