Zima (town)

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Zima (Russian: Зима, IPA: [zʲɪˈma]; Buryat: Зэмэ, Zeme) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located at the point where the Trans-Siberian Railway crosses the Oka River. Population: 32,508 (2010 Census);^[3] 34,899 (2002 Census);^[9] 41,814 (1989 Soviet census).^[10]

Zima Зима
Town[1]
Train station at Zima
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zima
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Coordinates: 53°55′N 102°03′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Irkutsk Oblast[1]
Founded	1743
Town status since	1925[2]
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	32,508
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Zima[4]
• Capital of	Ziminsky District,[4] Town of Zima[4]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Ziminskoye Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Ziminskoye Urban Okrug,[5] Ziminsky Municipal District[6]
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	665382–665393
Dialing code(s)	+7 39514
OKTMO ID	25720000001
Website	zimadm.ru

Geography

The town is situated on a low-lying plain, heavily water-logged. The Zima River joins the Oka in the town's vicinity.^{[citation needed]}

Climate

The local climate is extremely continental; air temperature varies between −45 °C (−49 °F) in winter to 40 °C (104 °F) in summer.^[2]

History

Zima railway station

The village of Staraya Zima (Ста́рая Зима́) on the present site of the town was established in 1743.^{[citation needed]} In 1772, its population began to grow more quickly due to the construction of a horse-tract from Moscow which crossed the Oka River. Until the 1900s, Zima remained a roadside, mainly agricultural village.^{[citation needed]}

In 1898, the Trans-Siberian railway was built through the village and a railroad station was opened. Town status was granted to Zima in 1925.^[2]

Zima's population remained at around 40,000 from the 1960s until 1990; however, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the associated economic crisis, the population decreased by around 15% during the 1990s.^{[citation needed]}

The town is the birthplace of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, a Russian poet, the author of the biographical poem "Zima Station".^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zima serves as the administrative center of Ziminsky District,^[4] even though it is not a part of it.^{[citation needed]} As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Zima^[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^{[citation needed]} As a municipal division, the Town of Zima is incorporated as Ziminskoye Urban Okrug.^[5]

Economy

Zima's economy relies mainly on timber production and railway-related services.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

The town has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with commuter trains to Irkutsk and Tulun. The M53 Federal highway (Krasnoyarsk–Irkutsk) passes through Zima.^{[citation needed]}

References

Notes

1. Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
2. "General Information" (in Russian). Ivanovo Oblast. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
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. Law #49-OZ
5. Law #85-oz
6. Law #102-oz
7. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
8. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
9. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
10. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Постановление №9/5-ЗС от 15 апреля 2009 г. «Устав Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №2-У от 14 декабря 2017 г. «О поправках к Уставу Иркутской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Областная", №45, 24 апреля 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Resolution #9/5-ZS of April 15, 2009 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #2-U of December 14, 2017 On the Amendments to the Charter of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as of the day following a ten-day period after the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Закон №49-ОЗ от 21 июня 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №12-ОЗ от 23 марта 2017 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 25 и 33 Закона Иркутской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Иркутской области" и Закон Иркутской области "О порядке рассмотрения Законодательным Собранием Иркутской области предложений о присвоении наименований географическим объектам и (или) о переименовании географических объектов"». Вступил в силу после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Областная", №71, 25 июня 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #49-OZ of June 21, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #12-OZ of March 23, 2017 On Amending Articles 25 and 33 of the Law of Irkutsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Irkutsk Oblast" and the Law of Irkutsk Oblast "On the Procedures for Consideration of Assignments of Names to Geographical Objects and (or) Renaming of Geographical Objects". Effective as of after the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Закон №85-оз от 16 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах Зиминского городского муниципального образования Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №14-ОЗ от 24 марта 2011 г. «О распространении действия Закона Иркутской области "О статусе и границах Зиминского городского муниципального образования Иркутской области" на всю территорию нового субъекта Российской Федерации — Иркутской области и внесении в него изменений». Вступил в силу с 31 декабря 2004 г., но не ранее чем через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Восточно-Сибирская правда", №254–255, 20 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #85-oz of December 16, 2004 On the Status and Borders of Ziminskoye Urban Municipal Formation of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #14-OZ of March 24, 2011 On Expanding the Scope of the Law of Irkutsk Oblast "On the Status and Borders of Ziminskoye Urban Municipal Formation of Irkutsk Oblast" to the Whole Territory of the New Federal Subject of the Russian Federation—Irkutsk Oblast—and on Amending That Law. Effective as of December 31, 2004, but not earlier than ten days after the official publication date.).

External links

Media related to Zima (town) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Zima (in Russian)
• Zima Business Directory (in Russian)
• Mojgorod.ru. Entry on Zima (in Russian)
• Zima Station. Yevgeny Yevtyshenko's poem about his home town (in Russian)