Mortka (Russia)

Urban-type settlement Mortka Мортка Federal district Ural region Autonomous circle of the Khanty and Mansi / Ugra Rajon Kondinski head Alexander Tagilzew Founded 1967 Urban-type settlement since 1972 population 3798 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 80  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34677 Post Code 628206 License Plate 86, 186 OKATO 71 116 663 Geographical location Coordinates 59 ° 20 '  N , 66 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 59 ° 19 '41 "  N , 66 ° 1' 23"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Khanty and Mansi Autonomous Okrug / Ugra

Mortka ( Russian Мо́ртка ) is an urban-type settlement in the West Siberian Autonomous Okrug of the Khanty and Mansi / Ugra ( Russia ) with 3798 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The settlement is located in the West Siberian lowlands , about 250 kilometers as the crow flies southwest of the administrative center of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug . The Rajonzentrum Meschduretschenski is located about 28 kilometers north of Mortka.

About three kilometers north of the settlement, the eponymous river Mortka , a left tributary of the Kuma , runs from west to east.

As to the administrative division, Mortka belongs to the Kondinski rajon . It is also the administrative seat of the municipality of the same name Gorodskoje posselenije Mortka ( Городское поселение Мортка ), to which, in addition to Mortka, the villages Jamki ( Ямки ), Jumas ( Юмас ) and Sotnik ( Сотник ) belong.

history

Mortka was created in September 1967 with the establishment of a so-called Leso point ( лесопункт ) in the swampy forests of the taiga . The Lesopunkt was both a base for logging and a working settlement for the local workers in the timber industry.

With the completion of the Tawda –Mortka section in 1968, the settlement was connected to the Russian railway network. In the 1970s, Mortka was greatly expanded. In addition to residential buildings, a hospital, a school for 960 pupils, a music school, kindergartens as well as shops and commercial buildings were built. On June 1, 1972, Morka received urban-type settlement status.

In the 1990s, the streets of the settlement were largely asphalted. In addition, a water purification plant was built in 2002 to supply the settlement with drinking water. 2005 with the medium density fiberboard -producing factory MDF ( ООО Завод МДФ ) founded the first local company, which processed wood. Previously, only raw wood was produced in Mortka .

Population development

year	Residents
1979	3,241
1989	3,431
2002	3,627
2010	3,798

Note: census data

Culture and sights

The place has a cultural center, a library and a sports complex with a hockey field and football stadium.

In 2004 the wooden Orthodox church ( Храм Покрова Божией Матери ) was built.

Economy and Infrastructure

The most important economic branch of the place is the wood producing and wood processing industry. One of the largest employers is the MDF plant .

In Mortka there is a train station on the Yekaterinburg - Irbit- Tavda-Meshdurechensky railway line . Starting from Mortka there is also a road to the nearby Mezhduretschenski district center.

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)
2. ↑ Закон Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа - Югры от 25 ноября 2004 года № 63-оз "О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа - Югры» (Russian); accessed on November 6, 2016
3. ↑ ^{a b c} История поселения on the official website of the Kondinsky Rajon (Russian); accessed on November 6, 2016
4. ↑ 12 ноября - день образования Кондинского района (Russian); accessed on November 6, 2016
5. ↑ Article Календарь памятных и знаменательных дат on the archived official website of Kondinsky Rajon (Russian); accessed on November 6, 2016
6. ^ Website of the Khanty-Mansiysk eparchy (Russian); accessed on November 6, 2016

Web links

• Official website of the place on the website of the Raion Administration (Russian)