Mikun

For other uses of "Mikun", see Mikun (disambiguation).

For the rural locality also located in Ust-Vymsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, see Mikun (inhabited locality).

Mikun (English) Микунь (Russian) Микунь (Komi)
-  Town  -
250px A train in Mikun
Location of the Komi Republic in Russia
Mikun Location of Mikun in the Komi Republic
Coordinates:
Administrative status (as of May 2012)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Komi Republic
Administrative district	Ust-Vymsky District
Town of District Significance Administrative Territory	Mikun
Administrative center of	Mikun Town of District Significance Administrative Territory
Municipal status (as of May 2012)
Municipal district	Ust-Vymsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Mikun Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Mikun Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	10,730 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1937
Town status since	1959
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Mikun (Russian: Ми́кунь; Komi: Микунь) is a town in Ust-Vymsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located 96 kilometers (60 mi) north of Syktyvkar. Population: 10,730 (2010 Census); 11,680 (2002 Census); 12,507 (1989 Census).

History

It was founded in 1937 as a gulag settlement. Town status was granted to it in 1959.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the settlement of Shezham, incorporated within Ust-Vymsky District as Mikun Town of District Significance Administrative Territory. As a municipal division, Mikun Town of District Significance Administrative Territory is incorporated within Ust-Vymsky Municipal District as Mikun Urban Settlement.

References

Sources

• Государственный Совет Республики Коми. Закон №13-РЗ от 6 марта 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Коми», в ред. Закона №171-РЗ от 26 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта Верхняя Седка, расположенного на территории Прилузского района Республики Коми, и внесении в связи с этим изменений в некоторые Законы Республики Коми». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика", №44, 16 марта 2006 г. (State Council of the Komi Republic. Law #16-RZ of March 6, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Komi Republic, as amended by the Law #171-RZ of December 26, 2014 On Abolishing the Inhabited Locality of Verkhnyaya Sedka Located on the Territory of Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Accordingly. Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Государственный Совет Республики Коми. Закон №11-РЗ от 5 марта 2005 г. «О территориальной организации местного самоуправления в Республике Коми», в ред. Закона №171-РЗ от 26 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта Верхняя Седка, расположенного на территории Прилузского района Республики Коми, и внесении в связи с этим изменений в некоторые Законы Республики Коми». Вступил в силу 1 апреля 2005 г.. Опубликован: "Республика", №44–45, 17 марта 2005 г. (State Council of the Komi Republic. Law #11-RZ of March 5, 2005 On the Territorial Organization of the Local Self-Government in the Komi Republic, as amended by the Law #171-RZ of December 26, 2014 On Abolishing the Inhabited Locality of Verkhnyaya Sedka Located on the Territory of Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Accordingly. Effective as of April 1, 2005.).