Novodvinsk
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Новодвинск
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List of cities in Russia |
Novodvinsk ( Russian: Новодвинск ) is a city with 40,615 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in Russia , in the Arkhangelsk Oblast .
geography
Novodvinsk is located in northwestern Russia on the Northern Dvina , near the White Sea . The distance to the regional capital Arkhangelsk , which is also the closest city, is 20 km.
history
In 1936 a settlement for the workers of a cellulose factory was established in the area of the present city . She was called Voroshilovsky . In 1941 it became an urban-type settlement . In 1957 the settlement was renamed Pervomaiski . In 1977 Pervomaiski was raised to the status of a city and renamed Novodvinsk ("New Dvina City").
Population development
The following overview shows the development of the population of Novodvinsk.
year | Residents |
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1959 | 16,341 |
1970 | 34.192 |
1979 | 47,764 |
1989 | 50.183 |
2002 | 43,383 |
2010 | 40,615 |
Note census data
economy
The city's largest employer is the cellulose combine. Wood processing has always been a tradition in Novodvinsk. There is also a concrete and furniture factory.
sons and daughters of the town
- Sergei Bykov (* 1983), basketball player
- Leonid Ekimov (* 1987), marksman
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 of State Statistics of the Russian Federation); Čislennost 'naselenija po municipal'nym obrazovanijam i naselennym punktam Archangel'skoj oblasti, vključaja Neneckij avtonomnyj okru Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 Goda (population number of municipal structure and places the Arkhangelsk including the Autonomous circles Nenets results of the All-Russian census 2010.) Table (Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of Arkhangelsk Oblast)
- ↑ Leonid Yekimov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)