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Chaykovsky, Perm Krai

Coordinates: 56°46′N 54°09′E / 56.767°N 54.150°E / 56.767; 54.150
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Chaykovsky
Чайковский
Town[1]
Aerial view of Chaykovsky
Aerial view of Chaykovsky
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Flag
Coat of arms of Chaykovsky
Coat of arms
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Map
Chaykovsky is located in Russia
Chaykovsky
Chaykovsky
Location of Chaykovsky
Chaykovsky is located in Perm Krai
Chaykovsky
Chaykovsky
Chaykovsky (Perm Krai)
Coordinates: 56°46′N 54°09′E / 56.767°N 54.150°E / 56.767; 54.150
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPerm Krai[1]
Founded1955
Town status since1962
Government
 • HeadYuriy Vostrikov
Area
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 • Total
56.49 km2 (21.81 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total
82,895
 • Rank200th in 2010
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
 • Subordinated totown of krai significance of Chaykovsky[1]
 • Capital oftown of krai significance of Chaykovsky[1]
 • Municipal districtChaykovsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementChaykovskoye Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofChaykovsky Municipal District,[4] Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
617760-617766, 617769
Dialing code(s)+7 34241
OKTMO ID57735000001
Websitechaikovskiyregion.ru

Chaykovsky (Russian: Чайковский) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Kama River 325 kilometers (202 mi) southwest of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: The population as of 2023 is 75,324 people. [7]

Name

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The town is named after the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who was born in the nearby town of Votkinsk.

Geography

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Map of the town

The town is located in the Cis-Ural region on left bank of the Kama River, near its confluence with the Saygatka[8] in the southwestern part of Perm Krai. The confluence of the Kama and the Saygatka and the nearby Votkinsk Reservoir form a peninsula on which the town is located.

The area of Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement is 56.49 square kilometers (21.81 sq mi) (including the water surface),[2] while the аrea of the town proper is about 31 square kilometers (12 sq mi).[citation needed]

Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement borders with Yelovsky District in the north, Vankovsky Rural Settlement in the northeast, Fokinsky and Bolshe-Bukorsky Rural Settlements in the east, Olkhovsky Rural Settlement in the south, and with Votkinsky District of the Udmurt Republic in the west.[4]

History

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It was founded in 1955 as a settlement serving the construction of Votkinsk's hydroelectric power station.[citation needed] The village of Saygatka, known since 1646, used to occupy the place where Chaykovsky now stands. In 1956, Chaykovsky was granted urban-type settlement status, and in 1962, it was granted town status.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Chaykovsky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Chaykovsky is incorporated as Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement within Chaykovsky Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center, while the fifty rural localities are grouped into nine rural settlements within Chaykovsky Municipal District.[4]

Politics

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Igor Andriyiv has been head of the Chaykovsky urban settlement since 20 December 2009.[9] In Chaykovsky and the district, the election of the heads of local self-government has never been won by United Russia.[10]

Economy

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Industry

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  • Construction on the Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station began in 1955 (full power since 1962). It has ten turbines for an installed capacity of 1,020 MW. The station produce 2.2 billion kilowatt-hours on average per year. As a result of its dam, the water level rose 23 meters and the reservoir has an area of 1125 square kilometers. The dam also supports a shipping lock with two lines.
  • Combine of silk textile. Construction began in 1962 and the first factory was made at 1966. At that moment the combine was a large factory of that kind in Europe. In the late eighties 100 milliones meter of textile was produced per year by the combine. Now, the combine is world-famous factory "Joint Stock Company Tchaikovsky Textile"
  • Works of synthetical caoutchouc, was founded at 1979. Now, the works is "Uralorgsynthes,JSC". It produce liquefied hydrocarbon gase, benzol, butane, izo-butane etc.
  • Gazprom Transgas Chaykovsky, daughter enterprise of Gazprom, is engaged by transport of gas
  • Works of gas-stove, make stove under trade mark "Darina"

Besides, there is a lot of less large factories, for example, yard and ship repair works, metal manufacture work, meat-packing factory, dairy factory and common for a town communal plants, like water-supply plant.

Transportation

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Auto

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Chaykovsky is situated on the Kazan–Yekaterinburg route. From the town to Izhevsk about 100 km, to Perm about 300 km, to Kazan about 400 km, to Yekaterinburg about 600 km. There is bus service to these cities. Into the town bus service is used, too.

Railways

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Trains to Izhevsk are possible from the town. In the town there is railway, that sides to railway Kazan — Yekaterinburg. However, it not used for passengers.

River transport

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There is river station, it not used for passengers, because of high prices, and earlier ships on underwater wings were going. However, river station is used as a tourist ship.

Air transport

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Chaykovsky closest airport is located in Izhevsk. Chaykovsky used to have a small airport, for small airplanes however there are now plans to develop a large modern airport.

Demographics

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Church of St.George

Chaykovsky has one of the highest levels of natality in Perm Krai, because of comparatively low death-rate and comparatively high birth-rate.

Education, culture, sports

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There are 13 schools, 1 gymnasium, 1 lyceum, 4 trade schools, 5 technical schools, 2 musical school. Possibility to get higher education there is in Institute of physical culture and branches of two technical universities.

Chaykovsky has available museum of local lore and an art gallery, where there are a lot of works of famous Russian painters. Since 1982 there is Town Dramatic Theater. Since 1978, every three years traditional Festival of children musical art is conducted.

In Chaykovsky there is a modern mounting sky complex, biathlon complex, and many gymnasiums.

Tourism

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Chaykovsky is a famous touristic center on Western Ural, especially for tourists that travel on touristic ships.

Twin towns and sister cities

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Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Chaykovsky is the sister city of (twinned with):

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Law #416-67
  2. ^ a b Official website of Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement. About the town Archived October 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Law #1890-413
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ https://rosstat.gov.ru/
  8. ^ Trip-guide.ru. Город Чайковский на реке Кама Archived August 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  9. ^ "Игорь Андриив победил на выборах главы Чайковского" [Igor Andriyiv won the election of the head of Chaykovsky]. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  10. ^ United Russia lost the elections in Chaykovsky. The new mayor will be a self-nominated

Sources

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  • Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №416-67 от 28 февраля 1996 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края», в ред. Закона №504-ПК от 9 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Пермской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края"». Вступил в силу с момента опубликования. Опубликован: "Звезда", №38, 12 марта 1996 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #416-67 of February 28, 1996 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #504-PK of July 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of Perm Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai". Effective as of the moment of publication.).
  • Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №1890-413 от 9 декабря 2004 г. «Об утверждении границ и о наделении статусом муниципальных образований административной территории города Чайковского Пермского края», в ред. Закона №273-ПК от 14 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Пермской области, Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа, Пермского края». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская газета", №283, 22 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #1890-413 of December 9, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Status to the Municipal Formations of the Administrative Territory of the Town of Chaykovsky of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #273-PK of December 14, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Perm Oblast, Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, Perm Krai. Effective as of the day which is ten days following the day of the official publication.).
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