Severouralsk Explained

En Name:Severouralsk
Ru Name:Североуральск
Coordinates:60.15°N 117°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Severouralsk (Sverdlovsk oblast).png
Federal Subject:Sverdlovsk Oblast
Adm Data As Of:April 2014
Adm City Jur:Town of Severouralsk
Adm Ctr Of1:Town of Severouralsk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun Data As Of:October 2013
Urban Okrug Jur:Severouralsky Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Severouralsky Urban Okrug
Pop 2010Census:29263
Established Date:1758
Current Cat Date:1944
Postal Codes:624480–624482, 624485, 624486, 624489
Dialing Codes:34380
Website:http://adm-severouralsk.ru
Date:September 2012
Severouralsk population
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:29,263
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:34,673
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:36,131
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:32,536

Severouralsk (Russian: Североура́льск, lit. (a town) in the Northern Urals) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vagran River (Ob's basin) at its confluence with the Kolonga River, 512km (318miles) north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 29,263.

History

It was founded in 1758 due to the construction of a cast iron and copper-smelting factory. In 1931, the Soviets discovered a large deposit of bauxites in the area, followed by discovery of other deposits. Severouralsk was granted town status in 1944 after a number of surrounding settlements had been integrated into it.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with eight rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Severouralsk[1] —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the Town of Severouralsk is incorporated as Severouralsky Urban Okrug.[3]

Transportation

The town is served by the Severouralsk Airport.

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Notes and References

  1. Order #120-P
  2. Law #30-OZ
  3. Law #85-OZ