Chusovoy Explained

En Name:Chusovoy
Ru Name:Чусовой
Coordinates:58.3167°N 106°W
Map Label Position:top
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Chusovoi (Perm krai).png
Federal Subject:Perm Krai
Adm City Jur:town of krai significance of Chusovoy (Chusovoy Urban Okrug)
Adm Ctr Of:town of krai significance of Chusovoy
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Chusovskoy Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Chusovskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Chusovskoy Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Chusovskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:46735
Established Date:1878
Current Cat Date:1933
Postal Codes:618200–618206, 618249

Chusovoy (Russian: Чусово́й) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Usva and Vilva Rivers with the Chusovaya River, 140km (90miles) east of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population:

History

It was founded in 1878 during the construction of the Gornozavodsk railway and with the building of the metallurgical plant. In 1933, it was granted town status. After the construction of the bridge over the Chusovaya River in 1964, the town started to develop on the river's left bank.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three work settlements (Kalino, Lyamino, and Skalny) and seventy rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Chusovoy (Chusovoy Urban Okrug) —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Chusovoy, together with the work settlement of Lyamino and two rural localities, is incorporated as Chusovskoye Urban Settlement within Chusovskoy Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center.[2] The remaining two work settlements and sixty-eight rural localities are grouped into seven rural settlements within Chusovskoy Municipal District.

Economy

The main industry of the town is ferrous metallurgy. There are also engineering, metalworking, production of building materials and others. Metallurgical Plant of Chusovoy makes it a company town.

Transportation

Chusovoy is a major transportation hub. Gornozavodsk railway and the railway that runs to Solikamsk connect the town with Perm and other towns in the eastern part of the krai. KungurSolikamsk highway runs through Chusovoy. In recent years, it was connected with Perm by a new road through Polazna.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #416-67
  2. Law #1892-414