Krasnokamensk, Chita Oblast

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Coat of arms of Krasnokamensk

Krasnokamensk (Russian: Краснока́менск) is a town in Chita Oblast, Russia, located some 535 km southeast of Chita, near the Chinese border. Population: 56,000 (2005 est.); 55,920 (2002 Census).

Krasnokamensk was granted town status in 1969. It is best known for its uranium mine, the largest in Russia. In 2005 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, formerly the 16th-richest man in the world, was jailed in Krasnokamensk on his conviction for tax evasion and fraud.

	Cities and towns in Chita Oblast
	Administrative center: Chita Baley \| Borzya \| Khilok \| Krasnokamensk \| Mogocha \| Nerchinsk \| Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky \| Shilka \| Sretensk