Boksitogorsk
Boksitogorsk
Бокситогорск | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Boksitogorsk  | |
  Boksitogorsk Location of Boksitogorsk  Boksitogorsk Boksitogorsk (Leningrad Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 59°28′25″N 33°50′52″E / 59.47361°N 33.84778°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Boksitogorsky District |
| Founded | 1929[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Head of Administration | Alexander Fyodorov |
| Area | |
• Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,585 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| • Capital of | Boksitogorsky District |
| • Municipal district | Boksitogorsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Boksitogorsk Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [3]) |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 187650—187651 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81366 |
| OKTMO ID | 41603101001 |
Boksitogorsk (Template:Lang-ru) is a town and the administrative center of Boksitogorsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Pyardomlya River (Says' basin) 245 kilometers (152 mi) east of St. Petersburg. Population: 16,585 (2010 Census);[2] 18,128 (2002 Census);[5] 21,839 (1989 Soviet census).[6]
History
The settlement of Boksity was established in 1929 to house the workers of the local bauxite mine. In 1935, it was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Boksitogorsk. In 1940, the population neared 10,000 and a school, kindergarten, nursery, ambulatory and drugstore, several canteens, and shops were built.
In 1950, Boksitogorsk was granted town status and on July 25, 1952 it became the administrative center of Boksitigorsky District.
Demographics
The town population reached its peak in 1979, at 23.2 thousand people. Like much of Russia, the population of Boksitogorsk has gradually decreased since the 1980s.
The ethnic composition of the town's population is primarily Russians.
Economy
Several manufacturing enterprises are located in Boksitogorsk, including one of the daughter companies of RUSAL, producers of reinforced concrete, alcohol, food, and milk. A peat extracting and plastic ware producing company also operate out of Boksitogorsk.
Transportation
Autoroute H-3 Dymi–Boksitogorsk–Bochevo runs across the town.
Autoroute A-114 Issad–Pikalyovo–Vologda runs 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the north of Boksitogorsk.
A local railway line connects the station of the Bolshoy Dvor Saint Petersburg–Vologda rail line with Boksitogorsk. However, passenger service is currently down.
Public transport includes several town, suburb and inter-town bus routes operated by local transport companies.
International relations
Twin towns and sister cities
Boksitogorsk is twinned with:
Kiukainen (consolidated in 2009 with Eura), Finland (current status unknown)- Harjavalta, Finland
- Nakkila, Finland
References
- ^ Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 50. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in 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).
- ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
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