Krasnokamsk

Krasnokamsk (English)
Краснокамск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of Perm Krai in Russia
Krasnokamsk
Location of Krasnokamsk in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 58°05′N 55°41′E / 58.083°N 55.683°E / 58.083; 55.683Coordinates: 58°05′N 55°41′E / 58.083°N 55.683°E / 58.083; 55.683
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Administrative status (as of June 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Perm Krai[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of krai significance of Krasnokamsk[1]
Administrative center of town of krai significance of Krasnokamsk[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2013)
Municipal district Krasnokamsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Krasnokamskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Krasnokamsky Municipal District,[2] Krasnokamskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Head Yury Chechyotkin
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 51,916 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 313th
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)[4]
Founded 1930
Town status since 1938
Previous names Bumstroy (until 1933)
Postal code(s)[5] 617060, 617062, 617064–617067, 617079
Dialing code(s) +7 34273
Official website
Krasnokamsk on Wikimedia Commons

Krasnokamsk (Russian: Краснока́мск) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River, 35 kilometers (22 mi) west of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 51,916 (2010 Census);[3] 53,724 (2002 Census);[6] 57,681 (1989 Census).[7]

History

Foundation of the town is associated with the construction of the Kama paper mill. 1930 is considered to be the date of the foundation. The settlement was originally called Bumstroy (Бумстрой), but in 1933 it was renamed Krasnokamsk and was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1938, it was granted town status.

The construction of the paper mill lead to the emergence of the Zakamsk CHP and Goznak paper and printing factory. In 1942, on the basis of evacuees from Moscow Oblast enterprise was created metal grid factory.

In 1934, oil was found on the factory's territory and in 1936 the extraction of petroleum began. In 1943, an oil refinery was built. Light and food industry factories were built later.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the work settlement of Overyata and seventy-two rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Krasnokamsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Krasnokamsk is incorporated as Krasnokamskoye Urban Settlement within Krasnokamsky Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center.[2] The work settlement of Overyata and the seventy-two rural localities are grouped into one urban settlement and one rural settlement within Krasnokamsky Municipal District.[2]

Transportation

Krasnokamsk has advantageous transport position. A 9-kilometer (5.6 mi) branch line connect it with the main Perm–Moscow railway. Important highway runs through Krasnokamsk and connects Perm, Ochyor, and Igra (in the Udmurt Republic). The town is connected by bus with other destinations. During Soviet times, river transport also functioned, allowing to reach the left bank of the Kama faster.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #416-67
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Law #1747-359
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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