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# East Cameroon

East Cameroon (French: Cameroun oriental) was a federated state within the Federal Republic of Cameroon that existed between 1961 and 1972. It was formed on 1 October 1961 when the independent Republic of Cameroon was federated with the formerly British-administered Southern Cameroons to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon and abolished on 2 June 1972 when Cameroon became a unitary state.

## History

The German Empire established the Kamerun protectorate in August 1884. At the conclusion of the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles divided German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom, with what would become East Cameroon becoming French Cameroon.
French Cameroon became independent as the Republic of Cameroon on 1 January 1960. Voters in neighbouring British administered Southern Cameroons were asked in a referendum held in 1961 whether they wished to join either Nigeria or Cameroon. With a majority opting to join Cameroon, the British administered Southern Cameroons was federated with the Republic of Cameroon, to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon on 1 October 1961.
Following a referendum held on 20 May 1972, a new constitution came to effect on 2 June 1972, which reconstituted Cameroon as a unitary state with the federated state of East Cameroon being abolished.

## Governance

The constitution of East Cameroon gave the region its own legislature and regional government led by a prime minister. The federal constitution gave the institutions of East Cameroon executive and legislative competence in all areas not specifically reserved for the federal government.

### Executive

Executive authority was vested in an Executive Council made up of the Prime Minister and other Secretaries of State.

#### Prime ministers

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | President |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | President |
| Prime Minister of West Cameroon |||||||||
| | | Charles Assalé (1911–1999) | 1964 | 1 October 1961 | 19 June 1965 | 3 years, 261 days | UC | Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| | | Vincent de Paul Ahanda (1918–1975) | — | 19 June 1965 | 20 November 1965 | 154 days | UC | Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| | | Simon Pierre Tchoungui (1916–1997) | — | 20 November 1965 | 2 June 1972 | 6 years, 195 days | UC (until 1966) | Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| | | Simon Pierre Tchoungui (1916–1997) | — | 20 November 1965 | 2 June 1972 | 6 years, 195 days | UNC | Ahmadou Ahidjo |

### Legislature

East Cameroon had a 100-member unicameral Legislative Assembly.

#### President of the Legislative Assembly of East Cameroon

| Name | Entered office | Left office |
| Louis Kemayou | 1961 | 1970 |
| Sanda Oumarou | 1970 | 1972 |
# Arthur Bote

Arthur César Reis Castro (born 7 January 1997), commonly known as Arthur Bote, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 11 April 2021.
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sintrense | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sertanense | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ergotelis | 2019–20 | Super League Greece 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Ergotelis | 2020–21 | Super League Greece 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Appearances in the Greek Cup
# Hohengœft

Hohengœft (French pronunciation: ; German: Hohengöft) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

## Geography

Through the entire village runs the departmental road RD25, which cuts across the surrounding farmland. The highest point, the Goeftberg, rises to 397 meters above sea level.
Adjacent communes are Rangen and Willgottheim in the north-east, Wintzenheim-Kochersberg to the east, Kuttolsheim and Nordheim in the south-east, Wasselonne in the south-west, Crastatt to the west and Zehnacker in the north-west.

## Interesting sights

The beautiful Gœftberg hill, coated in well tended grass on a limestone soil, is a defining feature of the village. The chapel of St Wendelin, constructed in 1666 as a thanksgiving after the village was spared from an outbreak of plague, can also be found here, along with a depiction of the Stations of the Cross dating from 1772. Each year on the Monday after Pentecost a pilgrimage mass is celebrated in front of the chapel.
At the top of the Gœftberg is the 130 meter high Nordheim radio and television mast.
Each June the grass on the hill is embellished with numerous wild orchids.
# Alfred Rinesch

Alfred L. Rinesch (born 14 May 1911 in Vienna, Austria; died 1 January 2005 in Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria) was an Austrian architect.
He was married to Maria Magdalena Franziska, Gräfin Hoyos Freiin zu Stichsenstein. Their wedding day was 28 December 1938. In 1948 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Wassersportzentrum in Kärnten" ("Water Sports Centre in Carinthia").

## Works

* Architectural design for the Lutheran Redeemer church, 1956–1959, in Poertschach am Woerthersee, Carinthia, Austria
# Sculpture with a D

Sculpture with a "D" is an abstract sculpture by Sam Gilliam, designed in 1980 and installed in 1983. It is located at Davis (MBTA station), Somerville, Massachusetts. Painted aluminum shapes connect to one another and to a supporting grid, forming a composite 44 feet long that hangs above the platform. These were described by a critic as "a burst of painted abstract shapes", and include elements evoking letters which spell out the name of the station.
The work was commissioned as one of the first twenty works of the Arts on the Line program.
# Catherine Hermary-Vieille

Catherine Hermary-Vieille (French pronunciation:; born 8 October 1943, 15th arrondissement of Paris) is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina 1981, for Le Grand Vizir de la nuit.

## Work
### Novels
#### Series Les Dames de Brières

* 2001: Les Dames de Brières, Ed. Albin Michel ; Le Livre de Poche Librairie Générale Française (LGF)
* 2001: Les Dames de Brières Tome II : L'étang du diable, Albin Michel ; (LGF)
* 2002: Les Dames de Brières Tome III : La fille du feu, Albin Michel ; (LGF)

#### Series Le Crépuscule des rois

* 2002: Le Crépuscule des rois Tome I : La rose d'Anjou, Albin Michel ; (LGF)
* 2003: Le Crépuscule des rois Tome II : Les reines de cœur, Albin Michel ; (LGF)
* 2004: Le Crépuscule des rois Tome III : Les lionnes d'Angleterre, Albin Michel ; (LGF)

#### Other novels

* 1981: Le Grand Vizir de la nuit, Gallimard ; Folio
* 1983: La Marquise des ombres, Olivier Orban ; Folio
* 1984: L'Épiphanie des dieux, Gallimard ; Folio
* 1987: L'Infidèle, Gallimard ; Folio
* 1991: Le Jardin des Henderson, Gallimard ; Folio
* 1991: Un amour fou, Olivier Orban ; Pocket
* 1992: Le Rivage des adieux, Pygmalion ; (LGF)
* 1994: La Piste des turquoises, Flammarion ; (LGF)
* 1995: La Pointe aux tortues, Flammarion ; (LGF)
* 1996: Lola, Plon ; Pocket
* 1998: L'Initié, Plon ; Pocket
* 2003: La Bourbonnaise, Albin Michel ; (LGF)
* 2006: Lord James, Albin Michel
* 2007: Le Gardien du phare, Albin Michel
* 2008: Le Roman d'Alia, Albin Michel
* 2009: Les Années Trianon, Albin Michel
* 2011: Merveilleuses, Albin Michel
* 2013: Le Siècle de Dieu, Albin Michel
* 2014: La Bête [fr], Albin Michel
* 2016: D'OR et de SANG, Albin Michel

### Biography

* 1986: Romy, Olivier Orban

## Prizes

* 1981: Prix Femina for Le Grand Vizir de la nuit
* 1984: Prix Georges Dupau awarded by the Académie Française
* 1991: Prix Maison de la Presse for Un amour fou
* Grand Prix RTL pour L'Infidèle
# 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump

The women's high jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 8 March. There was no qualification round, only a final round.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | 2.02 | 2.05 | 2.09 | Result | Notes |
| | Stefka Kostadinova | Bulgaria | o | xo | xxx | 2.05 | WR, CR |
| | Susanne Helm | East Germany | o | r | | 2.02 | NR |
| | Emilia Dragieva | Bulgaria | | | | 2.00 | |
| 4 | Tamara Bykova | Soviet Union | | | | 1.94 | |
| 5 | Diana Davies | Great Britain | | | | 1.91 | |
| 6 | Heike Redetzky | West Germany | | | | 1.91 | |
| 7 | Katrena Johnson | United States | | | | 1.91 | |
| 8 | Olga Turchak | Soviet Union | | | | 1.91 | |
| 9 | Katalin Sterk | Hungary | | | | 1.88 | |
| 9 | Rita Graves | United States | | | | 1.88 | |
| 11 | Megumi Sato | Japan | | | | 1.85 | |
| 11 | Urszula Kielan | Poland | | | | 1.85 | |
| 13 | Elżbieta Trylińska | Poland | | | | 1.80 | |
| | Debbie Brill | Canada | | | | DNS | |
# Jangnye

Jangnye (Korean: 장례) refers to Korean funerary rites.

## Procedures

Generally, jangnye is performed for three days and nights. If a person is dead, the body will be laid in a coffin after two days and buried during the morning of the third day. Before laying the body in a coffin, a person dealing with the body cleans it and puts on the grave clothes made of hemp. In Korea, it is common for a person in their sixties to prepare grave clothes.
Condolers pay a visit to a bereaved family; a chief mourner expresses his sorrow by Gok, which is similar to crying.
Usually in the morning of the third day, the bereaved family head for their family burial mountain. They dig the ground, put the coffin in it, and build a mound over the grave. It comes to an end with jesa, which is a Korean traditional memorial service. The jangnye ceremony is usually held as a burial instead of a cremation. It comes from the Confucian idea that one should not impair the ancestor's bodies but preserve them.

## Elements affecting jangnye

Jangnye has evolved since its formation. It was a burial ceremony in the era of Three Kingdoms and has changed into a cremation influenced by Buddhism in Goryeo dynasty. During the Joseon dynasty, all rules, principles, and ideologies were affected by Confucianism. Since this era, typical Korean Jangrae procedure has been established as a burial. Since the 17th century, Catholicism and Christianity has been introduced in Korea and has influenced it. One Korean method for cremation is Jayeonjang (자연장), which is practiced by scattering the bone ashes on a garden, a tree, or the water.
# Irene Eyaru

Irene Eyaru (born 23 October 1996) is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of goal attack. She is also the current national captain of the Ugandan national netball team.

## Career

She made her international debut representing Uganda in 2015. She has been playing for KCCA Netball Club since 2014 and has also went onto captain the club. She was a key player in Uganda's historic gold medal-winning performance against South Africa at the 2018 World Netball University Games where hosts Uganda prevailed against South Africa under her leadership in a thrilling nail-biting entertainer winning it 44–43 in the end by the barest of all margins.
She was named in the Ugandan squad for the 2021 SPAR Challenge Series which was held in South Africa and she eventually won the Best Shooter's plaque during the competition. She was also part of the Ugandan team which took part at the 2022 Fast5 Netball World Series. She represented Uganda at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where Uganda finished at fifth position.
She replaced Peace Proscovia as the captain of Uganda just ahead of the 2023 Netball World Cup. She made her maiden appearance at a Netball World Cup tournament when South Africa hosted the 2023 Netball World Cup. She eventually captained the Ugandan national team during the 2023 Netball World Cup.
# Phthiriini

Phthiriini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 90 described species in Phthiriini, found worldwide.

## Genera

These six genera belong to the tribe Phthiriini:
* Acreophthiria Evenhuis, 1986
* Acreotrichus Macquart, 1850
* Australiphthiria Evenhuis, 1986
* Neacreotrichus Cockerell, 1917
* Phthiria Meigen, 1803
* Pygocona Hull, 1973
# Weverson (footballer, born 1988)

Weverson Patrick Rodrigues de Oliveira better known as Weverson (born 3 June 1988) is a Brazilian football defender who has played professionally in Brazil and Europe.

## Career

Born in Campina Grande, Weverson began playing football in the youth system of local side Clube Atlético Paranaense. He made his professional debut with Treze Futebol Clube, and made a move to Portuguese Primeira Liga club C.F. Os Belenenses on a three-year contract at age 19. However, he did not settle with the club and returned to Treze where he has spent the majority of his career, winning the state league and cup double in 2010 and appearing in the Copa do Brasil.
In June 2012, Weverson signed a two-year contract with Czech team SK Sigma Olomouc, but the club cancelled the contract before he officially joined the club.
Weverson played for Associação Desportiva Bahia de Feira in the 2013 Campeonato Baiano before joining Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar for the 2014 Campeonato Potiguar.

## Clubs

* Clube Atletico Paranaense (2005–2006)
* C.F. Os Belenenses (2007–2008)
* Treze (2008)
# Cape Breton Regional Council

Cape Breton Regional Council is the governing body for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

## Members

Elected in the 2024 municipal elections
| Councillor | District | Communities |
| Cecil Clarke | Mayor | All |
| Gordon MacDonald | 1 | Sydney Mines, Florence, Little Pond, Alder Point |
| Earlene MacMullin | 2 | North Sydney, Little Bras d'Or, Bras d'Or, Groves Point, Mill Creek, Point Aconi, Millville, Groves Point, Hillside Boularderie, Dalem Lake, Southside Boularderie |
| Blue Marshall | 3 | Grand Narrows, Christmas Island, Big Beach, Shunacadie, Beaver Cove, Boisdale, Upper Leitches Creek, Ironville, Barrachois, Long Island, Scotch Lake, Georges River, Upper North Sydney, Leitches Creek, Point Edward, North West Arm, Balls Creek, Coxheath (west), Blacketts Lake, Beechmont, Gillis Lake, Frenchvale, Northside East Bay, MacAdams Lake, Island View, Eskasoni First Nation, Castle Bay, Benacadie, Pipers Cove |
| Steve Gillespie | 4 | Sydney River, Coxheath (east), Westmount, Edwardsville |
| Eldon MacDonald | 5 | Sydney: Northend, Downtown, Shipyard, Boulderwood and Area; Mira Road (east), Membertou First Nation |
| Glenn Paruch | 6 | Sydney: Ashby, Southend; Grand Lake Road (west) |
| Steve Parsons | 7 | Irish Cove, Middle Cape, Big Pond Centre, Big Pond, St. Andrew's Channel, Ben Eoin, East Bay, Portage, Sydney Forks, Howie Centre, Prime Brook, Mira Road (south), Dutch Brook, Caribou Marsh, Marion Bridge, Sandfield, Huntington, Rock Elm, Grand Mira North, Upper Grand Mira, Enon, Gabarus Lake, Gabarus, French Road, Grand Mira South, Big Ridge, Juniper Mountain |
| Steven MacNeil | 8 | Glace Bay (south), Louisbourg, Fortress of Louisbourg, Little Lorraine, Main-a-Dieu, Bateston, Catalone, Catalone Gut, Albert Bridge, Mira Gut, Round Island, South Head, Homeville, Broughton, Black Brook, Birch Grove, Tower Road, Port Caledonia, Donkin, Port Morien |
| Dave MacKeigan | 9 | Glace Bay (central), Reserve Mines (north) |
| Paul Nickituk | 10 | Glace Bay (north), Dominion, Reserve Mines (north), Gardiner Mines |
| Darren O'Quinn | 11 | New Waterford, New Victoria, Scotchtown, Lingan, River Ryan |
| Kim Sheppard | 12 | Sydney (north), Whitney Pier, South Bar, Victoria Mines, Lingan Road, Grand Lake Road (east) |
# HMS Lyme Regis (J193)

HMS Lyme Regis was a Bangor-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

## Design and description

The Bangor class was designed as a small minesweeper that could be easily built in large numbers by civilian shipyards; as steam turbines were difficult to manufacture, the ships were designed to accept a wide variety of engines. Lyme Regis displaced 656 long tons (667 t) at standard load and 820 long tons (830 t) at deep load. The ship had an overall length of 174 feet (53.0 m), a beam of 28 feet 6 inches (8.7 m) and a draught of 10 feet 3 inches (3.1 m). The ship's complement consisted of 60 officers and ratings.
She was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of 2,000 shaft horsepower (1,500 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). Lyme Regis carried a maximum of 160 long tons (163 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 2,800 nautical miles (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
The turbine-powered Bangors were armed with a 12-pounder 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun and a single QF 2-pounder (4 cm) AA gun. In some ships the 2-pounder was replaced a single or twin 20 mm Oerlikon AA gun, while most ships were fitted with four additional single Oerlikon mounts over the course of the war. For escort work, her minesweeping gear could be exchanged for around 40 depth charges.

## Construction and career

Ordered in late 1939, Lyme Regis was launched on 19 March 1942 and commissioned on 5 June 1942. Originally named HMS Sunderland, she was renamed after the original Lyme Regis, her sister ship, was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy and became HMIS Rajputana. Lyme Regis was sold for scrap on 24 August 1948 and was scrapped at Sunderland.
# St. Mary's Chapel, Wyre

St. Mary's Chapel is a ruined 12th century chapel found on the island of Wyre, in Orkney, Scotland. It is thought to have been built by a Norse chieftain, Kolbeinn hrúga or his son, Bjarni Kolbeinsson, Bishop of Orkney. The now roofless Romanesque style building was originally constructed of local rubble and lime mortar. During the late 19th century, the building was restored. Historic Environment Scotland established the site, which includes the church and walled burial ground, as a scheduled monument in 1929.

## Description

St. Mary's Church can be found on the northwest side of the island of Wyre in Orkney, Scotland. The church and surrounding cemetery lie at the bottom of the hill where the ruined medieval fort, Cobbie Row's Castle stands. The roofless Romanesque style chapel was constructed of local rubble and lime mortar. The building dates from the mid to late 12th century. It consists of a rectangular nave and chancel. The nave measures 5.87 m (19.3 ft) by 3.9 m (13 ft) and the chancel is 2.42 m (7 ft 11 in) by 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in). A round-arched door leads into the nave, which is separated from the chancel by another archway. There are three small windows in the south wall. The remains of the original plaster are evident in both the nave and the chancel. The walled cemetery has been enlarged over time and continues to be used.

## History

The chapel was built in the mid to late 12th century by Kolbeinn hrúga or his son, Bjarni Kolbeinsson, the Bishop of Orkney, Hrúga was a Norse chieftain, who was born in Sunnfjord, Norway, and migrated to Orkney around 1142 AD. According to the Orkneyinga saga, hrúga built a stone fort on the island of Wyre. The remains of that fort is today known as Cobbie Row's Castle. The existence of the stone fort and nearby chapel, along with the historic record describing the importance of Kolbeinn hrúga, suggest that Wyre was once an important and prosperous Norse estate.
By the late 18th century, the chapel was abandoned and in ruins. During the late 19th century, the building was cleared and sections of the walls were rebuilt. During the restoration, a grave was uncovered inside the chapel with the remains of a tall, powerfully built man. The baptismal font, broken in two, was also uncovered during restoration. It was later moved to the Trumland House on the island of Rousay.
Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1929. The monument consists of the ruins of St. Mary's chapel and its walled cemetery.

## Gallery

* St. Mary's Chapel
# 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump
## Medalists

Gold :
| | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia |
| Silver |||
| | Elena Slesarenko | Russia |
| Bronze |||
| | Vita Palamar | Ukraine |

## Qualification

Qualification rule: qualification standard 1.96m or at least best 8 qualified
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Mark | Q | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts |
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Mark | Q | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.93 | 1.96 |
| 1 | Ruth Beitia | Spain | 1.96 | Q | - | O | O | O | O | O |
| 1 | Marina Aitova | Kazakhstan | 1.96 PB | Q | - | O | O | O | O | O |
| 3 | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 1.96 | Q | - | - | O | - | XO | O |
| 3 | Elena Slesarenko | Russia | 1.96 | Q | - | O | O | O | XO | O |
| 3 | Ariane Friedrich | Germany | 1.96 | Q | - | O | O | O | XO | O |
| 6 | Vita Palamar | Ukraine | 1.96 | Q | - | - | O | O | XO | XXO |
| 7 | Iva Straková | Czech Republic | 1.93 | q | XO | XO | XO | XXO | O | XXX |
| 8 | Amy Acuff | United States | 1.93 | q | - | O | O | O | XO | XXX |
| 8 | Ekaterina Savchenko | Russia | 1.93 | q | - | O | O | O | XO | XXX |
| 10 | Antonietta Di Martino | Italy | 1.93 | | - | XO | O | O | XO | XXX |
| 11 | Xingjuan Zheng | China | 1.90 | | O | O | XO | O | XXX | |
| 12 | Romary Rifka | Mexico | 1.90 NR | | O | O | XXO | XO | XXX | |
| 13 | Yekaterina Yevseyeva | Kazakhstan | 1.86 | | - | O | O | XXX | | |
| 13 | Emma Green | Sweden | 1.86 | | - | - | O | XXX | | |
| 15 | Nicole Forrester | Canada | 1.86 | | - | O | XO | XXX | | |
| 16 | Barbora Laláková | Czech Republic | 1.81 | | O | O | XXX | | | |
| 17 | Tatyana Efimenko | Kyrgyzstan | 1.81 | | - | XO | XXX | | | |
| | Tia Hellebaut | Belgium | DNS | | | | | | | |

## Final

| Pos | Athlete | Country | Mark | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts |
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Mark | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.09 |
| | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 2.03 | O | - | O | - | O | - | O | O | XO | XXX |
| | Elena Slesarenko | Russia | 2.01 | O | O | O | XO | XO | O | O | O | XXX | |
| | Vita Palamar | Ukraine | 2.01 NR | - | O | XXO | O | O | O | XXO | XXO | XXX | |
| 4 | Ruth Beitia | Spain | 1.99 SB | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | XXX | | |
| 5 | Marina Aitova | Kazakhstan | 1.95 | O | O | O | O | XO | XXX | | | | |
| 6 | Amy Acuff | United States | 1.95 SB | O | - | XO | - | XXO | - | X- | XX | | |
| 7 | Ekaterina Savchenko | Russia | 1.93 | O | O | O | O | XXX | | | | | |
| 8 | Iva Straková | Czech Republic | 1.93 | O | O | XXO | XO | XXX | | | | | |
| 8 | Ariane Friedrich | Germany | 1.93 | O | O | XXO | XO | XXX | | | | | |
# Gorodovikovsk

Gorodovikovsk (Russian: Городовико́вск; Kalmyk: Бәәшңтә, Bääşñtä) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located on the Bashanta River [ru], 240 kilometers (150 mi) west of Elista. Population: 9,565 (2010 Census); 10,940 (2002 Census); 11,902 (1989 Soviet census). It was previously known as Bashanta (until 1971).

## History

It was founded in 1871 as a Kalmyk settlement of Bashanta (Башанта, a Russified version of its Kalmyk name). It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938. In 1971, it was granted town status and renamed Gorodovikovsk after the Hero of the Soviet Union Oka Gorodovikov, who was of Kalmyk origin.

## Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodovikovsk serves as the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky District as the Town of Gorodovikovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Gorodovikovsk is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky Municipal District as Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement.

## Tourist attractions

* Tantric monastery in Gorodovikovsk
* Lotus Lawn and Church of the Holy Tsarevich Alexy
* Monument to Oka Gorodovikov
* Statue of Lenin
* Church of Archangel Michael
* Memorial to soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War