Oktyabrsky (Bashkortostan)

city Oktyabrsky Октябрьский flag coat of arms Federal district Volga republic Bashkortostan Urban district Oktyabrsky head Sergei Molchanov Founded 1937 City since 1946 surface 99  km² population 109,474 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1106 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 140  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34767 Post Code 452600-452616 License Plate 02, 102 OKATO 80 435 Website http://www.oktb.ru/ Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 29 ′  N , 53 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 54 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  N , 53 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Bashkortostan

List of cities in Russia

Oktjabrski ( Russian Октя́брьский ) is an independent city with 109,474 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the autonomous republic of Bashkortostan in Russia .

geography

The city is located on the right bank of the right Kama tributary Ik, around 160 km west of the republic capital Ufa on the M 5 trunk road . In terms of population, Oktyabrsky is the fifth largest city in Bashkortostan. Immediately to the west of the city is the subject boundary between Bashkortostan and the Republic of Tatarstan . The nearest town, Bawly , 17 km southwest , is also in Tatarstan.

history

Oktjabrski was founded as a settlement in 1937 in order to develop one of the local oil and gas deposits. In 1942 the place got its current name - literally "October City" - on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the October Revolution . In 1946 Oktjabrski received town charter. When oil production declined in the 1950s, the city's economy shifted to producing consumer goods.

Population development

year	Residents
1959	64,717
1970	77.054
1979	88.030
1989	104,732
2002	108,647
2010	109,474

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

Today Oktjabrski is both a center of oil production and an industrial city. The most important local businesses include a branch of the Baschneft raw materials company , a factory for oil production systems, as well as mechanical engineering, building materials and auto parts industries, a power line technology factory and a ceramics factory. A research institute for oil production is also located in the city.

Web links

• City website (Russian)
• Oktjabrski on mojgorod.ru (Russian)
• Unofficial Portal (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)