Pervomaiski (Tula, Shchokino)

Urban-type settlement Pervomaisky Pervomaya flag Federal district Central Russia Oblast Tula Rajon Shchokinsky head Alexander Fedotov Founded 1946 Urban-type settlement since 1950 population 10,058 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 230  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 48751 Post Code 301212 License Plate 71 OKATO 70 432 554 Website www.pervomayskiy-mo.ru Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 2 '  N , 37 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 2 '15 "  N , 37 ° 30' 15"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Tula Oblast

List of large settlements in Russia

Pervomaiski ( Russian Первома́йский ) is an urban-type settlement in the Tula Oblast ( Russia ) with 10,058 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The settlement is located about 20 km as the crow flies south-southwest of the Tula Oblast Administrative Center .

Pervomaiski belongs to the Shchokino Raion and is located about 3 km north of its administrative center Shchokino . The settlement actually borders directly on the "Mikrorajon" ( prefabricated building area ) Stanzionny of the city of Shchokino. Pervomaiski is the seat and only village of a municipality of the same name.

history

The place was founded in 1946 in connection with the construction of a plant for the gasification of the lignite mined in the area . Accordingly, it was initially unofficially called Gasowy (possjolok)  - "gas settlement". On April 1, 1950, it received the status of an urban-type settlement under its current name, derived from Perwoje maja for May Day .

In 1953 a thermal power station went into operation, later a chemical factory was built, among other things for the production of synthetic fibers.

Population development

year	Residents
1959	14,461
1970	16,725
1979	13,838
1989	12,536
2002	11,264
2010	10,058

Note: census data

Economy and Infrastructure

The most important companies are located in an area a good two kilometers east of the settlement: the local chemical plant Shchokinoasot (Shchekinoazot) and the Pervomaiskaya TEZ thermal power station with an output of 125  MW . There are also construction and utility companies.

The place is located between the M2 Moscow  - Belgorod  - Ukrainian border in the direction of Kharkiv (also European route 95 ) and the regional road R148 Tula - Shchokino - Odojew . There is a city bus connection with Shchokino, where the nearest train station on the Moscow - Kharkiv route is located.

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)
2. ↑ Shchokinoasot website (English, Russian)

Web links

• Municipality website (Russian)