Obluchye

city Obluchye Облучье Federal district far East region Jewish Autonomous Oblast Rajon Obluchye Founded 1911 City since 1938 surface 28  km² population 9379 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 335 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 270  m Time zone UTC + 10 Telephone code (+7) 42666 Post Code 679100-679104 License Plate 79 OKATO 99 220 501 Geographical location Coordinates 49 ° 0 '  N , 131 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 0 '0 "  N , 131 ° 3' 0"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Obluchye ( Russian Облучье ) is a rajonunterstellte town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the Far East of Russia , while the second largest town in the area. It is located about 160 km west of the regional capital Birobidzhan , on the Amur tributary Chingan . The city has 9,379 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

history

Oblutschje was created in 1911 as a station settlement in the course of the relocation of a rail section of the Trans-Siberian Magistrale . The place name is of Russian origin and means something like "bypass", as the railway line makes a large curve around several mountains in this area. Obluchye received city status in 1938.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	13,598
1959	15,277
1970	12,781
1979	13,420
1989	12,016
2002	11,069
2010	9,379

Note: census data

Economy and Infrastructure

The Soloto Sutary gold mining company is based in the city . There are also railway workshops in Obluchye and a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway . There is also a Russian Orthodox parish there .

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)

Web links

• Oblutschje on mojgorod.ru (Russian)