Amursk

city Amursk Амурск flag coat of arms Federal district far East region Khabarovsk Rajon Amursk head Boris Redkin Founded 1958 City since 1973 population 42,970 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 46  m Time zone UTC + 10 Telephone code (+7) 42142 Post Code 682640-682642 License Plate 27 OKATO 08 403 Website amursk.khv.ru Geographical location Coordinates 50 ° 14 '  N , 136 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 13 '48 "  N , 136 ° 54' 6"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Khabarovsk region

List of cities in Russia

Amursk ( Russian Аму́рск ) is a city in the Khabarovsk region ( Russia ) with 42,970 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located in the middle Amur lowlands , about 230 km north of the regional capital Khabarovsk on several left arms of the Amur ( Stary Amur , i.e. Alter Amur , Padalinskaya , Galbon ). To the west of the city is the Padali Lake .

The city of Amursk is administratively directly subordinate to the republic and at the same time the administrative center of the Rajon of the same name .

history

The current city of Amursk has been in existence since the 1950s when a cellulose plant was built near the Nanaan settlement of Padali (named after the nearby lake, Nanaian for drying out ) . The official date of foundation is June 19, 1958, when the status of urban-type settlement was granted. 1973 the place received city rights.

Population development

year	Residents
1959	3,525
1970	24,010
1979	40,847
1989	58,395
2002	47,759
2010	42,970

Note: census data

Culture and sights

Amursk has had a local museum since 1972. There is a botanical garden in the city.

Economy and Infrastructure

In addition to the cellulose and paper combine, there are other companies in the chemical and wood processing industry as well as mechanical engineering in Amursk and the surrounding area.

A branch line to Amursk branches off from the Mylki station on the (Khabarovsk -) Volotschajewka - Dzemgi (- Komsomolsk-on-Amur ) railway line ( freight traffic only). There is also a road connection to Komsomolsk-on-Amur, 45 kilometers to the north.

Web links

Commons : Amursk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City administration website (Russian)
• Unofficial city portal (Russian)
• Amursk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)