Alexandrovsk, Perm Krai

For other places with the same name, see Alexandrovsk.

Alexandrovsk (Russian: Алекса́ндровск; Komi-Permyak: Лытва, Lytva; alternatively Öльöксандровскöй, Öľöksandrovsköj) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Lytva River (Kama's tributary), 185 kilometers (115 mi) northeast of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 14,495 (2010 Census);^[3] 16,231 (2002 Census);^[7] 20,073 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Alexandrovsk Александровск
Town[1]
Alexandrovsk Town Administration building
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Alexandrovsk
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Coordinates: 59°10′N 57°36′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai[1]
Founded	1805[2]
Town status since	1951
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	14,495
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of krai significance of Alexandrovsk[1]
• Capital of	town of krai significance of Alexandrovsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Alexandrovsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Alexandrovskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Alexandrovsky Municipal District,[4] Alexandrovskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	618320, 618323
OKTMO ID	57502000001
Website	aleksadm.ru

History

It was founded in 1805.^[2] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1929 and town status in 1951.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two work settlements (Vsevolodo-Vilva and Yayva) and thirty-five rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Alexandrovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of Alexandrovsk, together with six rural localities, is incorporated as Alexandrovskoye Urban Settlement within Alexandrovsky Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center, while the two work settlements and twenty-nine rural localities are grouped into two urban settlements and one rural settlement within Alexandrovsky Municipal District.^[4]

Notable residents

• Alexander Beloborodov (1891–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary, Soviet politician
• Konstantin Mekhonoshin (1889–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary, Soviet military figure and politician