Alexandrovsk, Russia
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Alexandrovsk is a town in Perm Krai
, Russia
, situated 185 kilometres (115 mi) northeast of Perm
on the Lytva River (Kama
's tributary
). Population:
It was founded in 1805. It was granted urban-type settlement
status in 1929 and town status in 1951.
Administratively, the town and its surrounded territory is incorporated as the town of krai significance
of Alexandrovsk. Municipally, it is incorporated as Alexandrovsky Municipal District.
Perm Krai
Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, situated 185 kilometres (115 mi) northeast of Perm
Perm
Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
on the Lytva River (Kama
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
's tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
). Population:
It was founded in 1805. It was granted urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status in 1929 and town status in 1951.
Administratively, the town and its surrounded territory is incorporated as the town of krai significance
City of federal subject significance
City of federal subject significance is an umbrella term used to refer to a type of an administrative division of a federal subject of Russia which is equal in status to a district but is organized around a large city; occasionally with surrounding rural territories.According to the 1993...
of Alexandrovsk. Municipally, it is incorporated as Alexandrovsky Municipal District.