Uyar
Уяр
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Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Uyar
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Location of Uyar | |
Location of Uyar Show map of RussiaUyar (Krasnoyarsk Krai) Show map of Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
Coordinates: 55°49′36″N 94°18′55″E / 55.82667°N 94.31528°E / 55.82667; 94.31528 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai[1] |
Administrative district | Uyarsky District[1] |
District town | Uyar[1] |
Known since | 1760[2] |
Town status since | 1944[2] |
Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,665 |
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• Capitalof | Uyarsky District,[1] district town of Uyar[1] |
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• Municipal district | Uyarsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Uyar Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capitalof | Uyarsky Municipal District,[4] Uyar Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ![]() |
Postal code(s)[6] | |
OKTMOID | 04657101001 |
Website | admuyar |
Uyar (Russian: Уяр) is a town and the administrative centerofUyarsky DistrictofKrasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Uyarka River (Yenisei's basin) 132 kilometers (82 mi) east of Krasnoyarsk. Population: 12,665 (2010 Russian census);[3] 13,807 (2002 Census);[7] 17,040 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
It has been known to exist since 1760.[2] In the 19th century, the Trans-Siberian Railway was laid right through the settlement and a small railway station, known as Klyukvennaya (Клюквенная), was also built there. It was there that during the Russian Civil War the Polish 5th Rifle Division capitulated to the Bolsheviks in the course of the White Retreat from Siberia. Town status was granted in 1944.[2] The full name of the town, Uyarspasopreobrazhenskoye,[9] is rarely used.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uyar serves as the administrative centerofUyarsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uyarsky District as the district town of Uyar.[1] As a municipal division, the district town of Uyar is incorporated within Uyarsky Municipal District as Uyar Urban Settlement.[4]
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