| En Name: | Uzhur |
| Ru Name: | Ужур |
| Coordinates: | 55.3175°N 89.8225°W |
| Map Label Position: | left |
| Image Coa: | Coat of arms of Uzhur (2010).png |
| Federal Subject: | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Adm District Jur: | Uzhursky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Uzhur |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | District town |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Uzhursky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | district town of Uzhur |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Uzhursky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Uzhur Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Uzhursky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Uzhur Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 16093 |
| Established Date: | 1760 |
| Website: | http://uzur-admin.ru/ |
Uzhur (Russian: Ужу́р) is a town and the administrative center of Uzhursky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located approximately 300km (200miles) from Krasnoyarsk between Kuznetsk Alatau and Solgon mountain ranges where the Chernavka River flows into the Uzhurka. Population:
It was founded in 1760 as the seat of Uzhurskaya Volost. First it was a small village, but it grew and in 1953 it was granted town status.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uzhur serves as the administrative center of Uzhursky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uzhursky District as the district town of Uzhur. As a municipal division, the district town of Uzhur is incorporated within Uzhursky Municipal District as Uzhur Urban Settlement.[2]
The economy of the town is based on well-developed agriculture and the railway line. The most developed agricultural aspects are crops growing, dairy and milk production, and cattle and sheep breeding. There are about fifty different businesses in Uzhur. 90% of all production is food industry. Some part of it is exported all over Krasnoyarsk Krai.[3]
Uzhur is home to the 62nd Missile Division of the Strategic Rocket Forces of Russia and houses a base containing several R-36M ICBMs.[4]