Uchaly (town)

Uchaly (Russian: Учалы; Bashkir: Учалы) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, in the east of the republic, in the southern Urals, among the lakes of the Uraltau Range. Population: 37,788 (2010 Census).[3]

Uchaly

Учалы
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • BashkirУчалы
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Uchaly
Location of Uchaly
Uchaly
Uchaly (Bashkortostan)
Coordinates: 54°19′0″N 59°23′0″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBashkortostan[1]
Founded1955
Area
 • Total46 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation
540 m (1,770 ft)
Population
 • Total37,788
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
37,933 (+0.4%)
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Uchaly[1]
 • Capital ofUchalinsky District[5], town of republic significance of Uchaly[1]
 • Municipal districtUchalinsky Municipal District[6]
 • Urban settlementUchaly Urban Settlement[6]
 • Capital ofUchalinsky Municipal District[6], Uchaly Urban Settlement[6]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 [7])
Postal code(s)[8]
453700–453703
OKTMO ID80653101001

Etymology

In the Bashkir language, "Uchaly" (Bashkir: Үс алды) literally means "revenge". According to a legend, in the end of the 14th century in the place where the modern town now stands Timur fought the Golden Horde Khan Tokhtamysh and slaughtered the nomadic South Ural Bashkirs who were Tokhtamysh's supporters. Another theory postulates that the town is named for the nearby lakes: Bolshiye Uchaly and Malye Uchaly. Several theories exist about the origins of the lakes' names as well. Bashkir geologists believe that the name of the lakes comes from the word yushaly, which, in turn, is derived from yusha—a generic Bashkir name for the color range of the sand and clay deposits, which in the past were used to manufacture paint. Another possibility is that the word yushaly derives from the word yusha, meaning "jasper", the deposits of which are common in the Urals. Finally, another version states that the name of the lakes derives from the Tatar word achuly, meaning "angry".

History

The Malye Uchaly-II was discovered in near the city. More than 6 thousand years ago, on a high steep cliff, a tribe of anglers cut down a stone pit for housing in a stone. It is covered on top by logs, a center is built inside, around which fragments of vessels from clay and various tools from jasper, flint, rock crystal and topaz are found.[9]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uchaly serves as the administrative center of Uchalinsky District,[5] even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Uchaly—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Uchaly is incorporated within Uchalinsky Municipal District as Uchaly Urban Settlement.[6]

Economy

The largest industry in the town is an ore-dressing and processing factory (Uchaly Mining and Metallurgical Combine, Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company) which is an important producer of zinc concentrate in Russia.

Demographics

Population: 37,788 (2010 Census);[3] 37,196 (2002 Census);[10] 32,404 (1989 Census).[11]

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the ethnic composition of the town's population was as follows:[2]

  1. Bashkirs: 50.2%
  2. Russians: 26.6%
  3. Tatars: 20.9%
  4. other ethnicities: 2.3%

Education

Higher education facilities in Uchaly include the Uchaly branch of the Bashkir State University, the Mining and Metallurgical College, and the College of Arts and Culture.

  • Zaynulla Rasulev Mosque.
  • Uchaly First Mosque.
  • Uchaly municipality headquarters
  • Lenin square
  • The Kindergarten "Daisy", Uchaly. November 6, 2014.
  • The Kindergarten "Daisy", Uchaly. November 6, 2014.
  • View to the mountain Tashbiek, Uchaly. November 6, 2014.
  • View to the mountain Tashbiek, Uchaly. November 6, 2014.
Panorama of Uchaly on Kokbash mountain
Panorama of Uchaly

References

Notes
  1. Resolution #391
  2. УЧАЛЫ (in Russian). Башкирская энциклопедия. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  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. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 80 253», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 80 253, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  6. Law #126-z
  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. Administration of Uchaly district of the Republic of Bashkortostan: History. Nature Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Russian 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).
  11. "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
  • Правительство Республики Башкортостан. Постановление №391 от 29 декабря 2006 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан», в ред. Постановления №61 от 26 февраля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан». Опубликован: "Ведомости Государственного Собрания – Курултая, Президента и Правительства Республики Башкортостан", №5 (251), ст. 239, 12 марта 2007 г. (Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Resolution #391 of December 29, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Entities and Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Bashkortostan, as amended by the Resolution #61 of February 26, 2013 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Entities and Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Bashkortostan. ).
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