Artyom

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Artyom (English)
Артём (Russian)
Artyom (Russia)
Artyom
Location of Artyom on the map of Russia
Coordinates
43°22′50″N 132°11′12″E / 43.38056, 132.18667Coordinates: 43°22′50″N 132°11′12″E / 43.38056, 132.18667
Coat of Arms Flag
City Day: Last Sunday of August
Administrative status
Federal subject
In jurisdiction of
Administrative center of
Primorsky Krai
Primorsky Krai
Local self-government
Charter Charter of Artyom
Municipal status Urban okrug
Head Vladimir Novikov
Legislative body Duma
Area
Area 506 km² (195.4 sq mi)
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population
- Rank
- Density
64,145 inhabitants
250th
126.8/km² (328.4/sq mi)
Events
Founded 1924
Town status October 26, 1938
Other information
Postal code n/a
Dialing code +7 42337
Official website
http://www.admin.artemcity.ru/
A monument to Vladimir Lenin in Artyom
A monument to Vladimir Lenin in Artyom

Artyom (Russian: Артём) is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated in the northern part of the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula. Population: 64,145 (2002 Census);[1] 68,887 (1989 Census).[2]

Artyom is built mainly with one-, two-, and five-story houses of stone and brick, though a comparatively large number of wooden private houses can be seen. Founded in 1924 near the Zybunny pit mine, it is named after a famous revolutionary Artyom (F. A. Sergeyev). On October 26, 1938, it was granted town status. Artyom comprises three former urban-type settlements: Uglovoye, Zavodskoy, and Artyomovsky.

[edit] Business and industry

Half of the able-bodied population of Artyom is engaged in the production of materials.

Artyom has 29 industrial enterprises, half of which are private. Among the consumer goods produced in the town are furniture, china, sewing production. The companies employing the largest number of workers in Artyom are Primorskoye Mine Administration (3,500 people) and Artyom-Mebel Furniture Factory (1,100 people). Fifteen joint ventures have been registered in Artyom.

Coal mining, an industry without future, has always been the basis of the local economy. Coal reserves have practically been exhausted. The forecasts are that transport will be the most productive industry for Artyom's economic development.

Vladivostok International Airport is located near Artyom. The largest Primorsky Krai railroad junction is also found here. Annually, 12 million tons of cargo pass through Artyom to Vladivostok, and 24 million tons to Nakhodka. In 1994, the airport served 500,000 passengers. This number represented no more than 28% of its potential.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  2. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.