Pelym, Ivdel, Sverdlovsk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Pelym.

Pelym (Russian: Пелым) is an urban locality (a work settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Ivdel in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 3,376 (2010 Census);^[2] 3,708 (2002 Census).^[6]

Pelym Пелым
Work settlement
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Location of Pelym
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Coordinates: 61°01′00″N 61°59′30″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sverdlovsk Oblast[1]
Founded	1962
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	3,376
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Ivdel[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Pelym Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Pelym Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	624582
OKTMO ID	65764000051

Pelym was established in 1962 as a logging town. It takes its name from a much older settlement, Pelym, Garinsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, which goes back to the 16th century and used to be prominent as a place of exile. A Gazprom office and an airport are located in Pelym.

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, Pelym and thirty-seven rural localities are subordinated to the Town of Ivdel^[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[7] As a municipal division, Pelym, together with four rural localities under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Ivdel, is incorporated separately as Pelym Urban Okrug.^[3] Ivdel and the other thirty-three rural localities are incorporated separately as Ivdelsky Urban Okrug.^[3]