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Yeniseisk

Yeniseysk (English)
Енисейск (Russian)
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Dudareva Street in Yeniseisk.jpg
Dudareva Street in Yeniseysk
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Location of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia
Yeniseysk is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yeniseysk
Yeniseysk
Location of Yeniseysk in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 58°28′N 92°08′E / 58.467°N 92.133°E / 58.467; 92.133Coordinates: 58°28′N 92°08′E / 58.467°N 92.133°E / 58.467; 92.133
Coat of Arms of Eniseisk.svg
Flag of Eniseysk.svg
Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of April 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai
Administratively subordinated to krai town of Yeniseysk
Administrative center of krai town of Yeniseysk,Yeniseysky District
Municipal status (as of October 2004)
Urban okrug Yeniseysk Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Yeniseysk Urban Okrug, Yeniseysky Municipal District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 18,766 inhabitants
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Founded 1619
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Yeniseysk (Russian: Енисейск; IPA: [jɪnʲɪˈsʲejsk]) is a town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. Population: 18,766 (2010 Census);20,394 (2002 Census);22,891 (1989 Census); 20,000 (1970).

Yeniseysk was founded in 1619 as a town—the first town on the Yenisei River. It played an important role in Russian colonization of East Siberia in the 17th–18th centuries. Its location is due to the Siberian River Routes from the Urals, up the Ob, up the Ket River and over a portage to Yeniseysk and from there to the Yenisei basin. It became less important due to road and rail building further south. Its old town is included by the Russian government in the country's tentative World Heritage List.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yeniseysk serves as the administrative center of Yeniseysky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the krai town of Yeniseysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the krai town of Yeniseysk is incorporated as Yeniseysk Urban Okrug.


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