Mikun

city Mikun Микунь Federal district Northwest Russia republic Komi Rajon Ust-Wymski mayor Fasir Agachanov Founded 1937 City since 1959 surface 13  km² population 10,730 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 825 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 120  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 82134 Post Code 169060, 169061 License Plate 11, 111 OKATO 87 244 505 Website www.mikyn.ru Geographical location Coordinates 62 ° 21 '  N , 50 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 62 ° 21 '0 "  N , 50 ° 4' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Komi Republic

List of cities in Russia

Mikun ( Russian Микунь ) is a city in the northwestern Russian republic of Komi with 10,730 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

Mikun Railway Station

The city is located in the foothills of the Northern Urals about 100 km north of the republic capital Syktywkar , a few kilometers north of the Wytschegda , a right tributary of the Northern Dvina .

Mikun is located in the Ust-Wymski district .

The city lies on the Pechora railway Konoscha - Kotlas - Vorkuta (line kilometer 1313 from Moscow ). Here branch lines branch off to the republic capital Syktywkar and to the places Wendinga and Koslan, which are about 175 km northwest .

history

Mikun was created in 1937 when the Syktywkar – Koslan railway was built on the site of its planned intersection with the Pechora railway. A village of the same name (a popular nickname of Nikolai ) already existed nearby.

Several gulag camps were set up in and around the village , including the Ne special camp. 12, WodorasdelLag (1952-1953).

In 1959 the place received city rights.

Population development

year	Residents
1959	11,347
1970	10,389
1979	11,326
1989	12,507
2002	11,680
2010	10,730

Note: census data

Culture and sights

The Museum of the History of the Northern Railway is located in Mikun .

economy

The city's economy is determined by rail transport companies (depot, workshops).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

Commons : Mikun  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City administration website (Russian)
• Mikun on mojgorod.ru (Russian)