Area 56.49 km² | Local time Saturday 2:24 AM | |
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Administrative center of town of krai significance of Chaykovsky Municipal district Chaykovsky Municipal District Urban settlement Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement Weather -1°C, Wind S at 24 km/h, 84% Humidity |
Chaykovsky (Russian: Чайко́вский) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Kama River 325 kilometers (202 mi) southwest of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 82,895 (2010 Census); 86,714 (2002 Census); 85,849 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Chaykovsky Permskiy Kray Russia
- Name
- Geography
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Industry
- Auto
- Railways
- River transport
- Air transport
- Demographics
- Education culture sports
- Tourism
- Twin towns and sister cities
- References
Map of Chaykovsky, Permskiy Kray, Russia
Name
The town is named after the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who was born in the nearby town of Votkinsk.
Geography
The town is located in the Cis-Ural region on left bank of the Kama River, near its confluence with the Saygatka in the southwestern part of Perm Krai. The confluence of the Kama and the Saygatka and the nearby Votkinsk Reservoir form a peninsula on which the town is located.
The area of Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement is 56.49 square kilometers (21.81 sq mi) (including the water surface), while the аrea of the town proper is about 31 square kilometers (12 sq mi).
Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement borders with Yelovsky District in the north, Vankovsky Rural Settlement in the northeast, Fokinsky and Bolshe-Bukorsky Rural Settlements in the east, Olkhovsky Rural Settlement in the south, and with Votkinsky District of the Udmurt Republic in the west.
History
It was founded in 1955 as a settlement serving the construction of Votkinsk's hydroelectric power station. The village of Saygatka, known since 1646, used to occupy the place where Chaykovsky now stands. In 1956, Chaykovsky was granted urban-type settlement status, and in 1962, it was granted town status.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Chaykovsky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of Chaykovsky is incorporated as Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement within Chaykovsky Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center, while the fifty rural localities are grouped into nine rural settlements within Chaykovsky Municipal District.
Industry
Besides, there is a lot of less large factories, for example, yard and ship repair works, metal manufacture work, meat-packing factory, dairy factory and common for a town communal plants, like water-supply plant.
Auto
Chaykovsky is situated on the Kazan–Yekaterinburg route. From the town to Izhevsk about 100 km, to Perm about 300 km, to Kazan about 400 km, to Yekaterinburg about 600 km. There is bus service to these cities. Into the town bus service is used, too.
Railways
Trains to Izhevsk are possible from the town. In the town there is railway, that sides to railway Kazan — Yekaterinburg. However, it not used for passengers.
River transport
There is river station, it not used for passengers, because of high prices, and earlier ships on underwater wings were going. However, river station is used as a tourist ship.
Air transport
Chaykovsky closest airport is located in Izhevsk. Chaykovsky used to have a small airport, for small airplanes however there are now plans to develop a large modern airport.
Demographics
Chaykovsky has one of the highest levels of natality in Perm Krai, because of comparatively low death-rate and comparatively high birth-rate.
Education, culture, sports
There are 13 schools, 1 gymnasium, 1 lyceum, 4 trade schools, 5 technical schools, 2 musical school. Possibility to get high education there is in Institute of physical culture and branches of two technical universities.
Chaykovsky has available museum of local lore and an art gallery, where there is a lot of works of famous Russian painters. Since 1982 there is Town Dramatic Theater. Since 1978, every three years traditional Festival of children musical art is conducted.
In Chaykovsky there is a modern mounting sky complex, biathlon complex, and many gymnasiums.
Tourism
Chaykovsky is a famous touristic center on Western Ural, especially for tourists that travel on touristic ships.
Twin towns and sister cities
Chaykovsky is the sister city of (twinned with):