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Syktyvkar is the capital city of the Komi Republic, Russia.
It is believed that there has been a settlement at the city's present site since at least the 16th century. It was granted city status by Catherine the Great in 1780, and later became the administrative center of Komi Autonomous Oblast.
It has retained its position as the Komi capital since that point,
although a large influx of ethnic Russians in the 20th century has
actually left the Komi in a minority there.
The majority of the population were merchants and peasants. The main
occupations of the inhabitants were agriculture, cattle-breeding,
hunting, fishing, and trade.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the population had grown to
6,000 people. The Tsarist government made the Komi region a place of
political exile.
In 1921, Ust-Sysolsk was given the status of administrative center of
the newly formed Komi Autonomous Soviet Republic. It was renamed as
Syktyvkar, which is Komi for "a town on the Sysola" in 1930, to mark the
150th anniversary of its receipt of city privileges. In 1936, Syktyvkar
became the capital of the Komi ASS.