Belaya Kholunitsa

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Coordinates: 58.8369° N 50.8394° E

Belaya Kholunitsa (Russian: Бе́лая Холуница) is a town in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Belaya Kholunitsa River (Vyatka's tributary), 82 km northeast of Kirov. Population: 11,975 (2002 Census); 13,367 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1764 due to the construction of an ironworks as the settlement of Kholunitsky (Холуницкий). It was later renamed Belokholunitsky (Белохолуницкий) when the river it stood on was renamed. It was granted town status in 1965.

Belaya Kholunitsa's industrial companies include a load-and-carry equipment plant, two logging and two forestry companies, a wood-processing and furniture-making plant, a bread-making plant, among others.

There are deposits of iron ore, clay, gravel, lime, rubble, and peat in the town.

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