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Yemva

Yemva (English)
Емва (Russian)
Емва (Komi)
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Map of Russia - Komi Republic (2008-03).svg
Location of the Komi Republic in Russia
Yemva is located in Komi Republic
Yemva
Yemva
Location of Yemva in the Komi Republic
Coordinates: 62°36′N 50°52′E / 62.600°N 50.867°E / 62.600; 50.867Coordinates: 62°36′N 50°52′E / 62.600°N 50.867°E / 62.600; 50.867
Administrative status (as of May 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Komi Republic
Administrative district Knyazhpogostsky District
Town of District Significance Administrative Territory Yemva
Administrative center of Knyazhpogostsky District, Yemva Town of District Significance Administrative Territory
Municipal status (as of May 2012)
Municipal district Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Yemva Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District, Yemva Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 14,570 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Town status since 1985
Previous names Knyazhpogost (until 1941),
Zheleznodorozhny (until 1985)

Yemva (Russian: Е́мва; Komi: Емва) is a town and the administrative center of Knyazhpogostsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the Vym River 130 kilometers (81 mi) northeast of Syktyvkar. Population: 14,570 (2010 Census);16,739 (2002 Census);18,782 (1989 Census).

It was founded as a settlement around the railway station of Knyazhpogost (Княжпого́ст). It was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодоро́жный) in 1941. In 1985, it was granted town status and renamed Yemva, which is the local name for the Vym River.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yemva serves as the administrative center of Knyazhpogostsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with nine rural localities, incorporated within Knyazhpogostsky District as Yemva Town of District Significance Administrative Territory. As a municipal division, Yemva Town of District Significance Administrative Territory is incorporated within Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District as Yemva Urban Settlement.


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