Yuzhnouralsk Explained

En Name:Yuzhnouralsk
Ru Name:Южноуральск
Coordinates:54.45°N 76°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Yuzhnouralsk (Chelyabinsk oblast).svg
Federal Subject:Chelyabinsk Oblast
Adm City Jur:Town of Yuzhnouralsk
Adm Ctr Of:Town of Yuzhnouralsk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Yuzhnouralsky Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Yuzhnouralsky Urban Okrug
Area Km2:110.57
Pop 2010Census:37877
Established Date:1948
Current Cat Date:February 1, 1963
Postal Codes:457040 — 457044, 457059
Dialing Codes:35134
Website:http://u-uralsk.ru/

Yuzhnouralsk (Russian: Южноура́льск) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Uvelka River 88km (55miles) south of Chelyabinsk. Population:

History

It was founded in 1948. Town status was granted to it on February 1, 1963.. It was one of the towns closest to the hypocenter of the blast from the 2013 Russian meteor event.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated as the Town of Yuzhnouralsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Yuzhnouralsk is incorporated as Yuzhnouralsky Urban Okrug.

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #161