Yemva (Russian: Е́мва; Komi: Емва, Jemva) 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 Russian census);[2] 16,739 (2002 Census);[7] 18,782 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Yemva
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• Komi | Емва |
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Coordinates: 62°36′N 50°52′E / 62.600°N 50.867°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
Administrative district | Knyazhpogostsky District[1] |
Town of District Significance Administrative Territory | Yemva[1] |
Founded | 1930s |
Town status since | 1985 |
Population | |
• Total | 14,570 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 12,630 (−13.3%) |
• Capital of | Knyazhpogostsky District,[1] Yemva Town of District Significance Administrative Territory[1] |
• Municipal district | Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Yemva Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District,[4] Yemva Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 169200–169203 |
OKTMO ID | 87608101001 |
It was founded as a settlement around the railway station of Knyazhpogost (Княжпого́ст).[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодоро́жный) in 1941.[citation needed] In 1985, it was granted town status and renamed Yemva, which is the local name for the Vym River.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yemva serves as the administrative center of Knyazhpogostsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with nine rural localities, incorporated within Knyazhpogostsky District as Yemva Town of District Significance Administrative Territory.[1] As a municipal division, Yemva Town of District Significance Administrative Territory is incorporated within Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District as Yemva Urban Settlement.[4]
Yemva has a bandy club that plays in a recreational league.[9]