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Coordinates: 52°59′N 49°43′E / 52.983, 49.717
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Coat of arms of Chapayevsk
Chapayevsk (Russian: Чапа́евск) is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located 40 kilometers (25 mi) from the city of Samara, on the right bank of the Chapayevka River (a tributary of the Volga River). Population: 73,912 (2002 Census).[1]
A settlement was founded in the area in 1909 per Nicholas II's decree that a military plant be established there. In 1927, the settlement became the town of Chapayevsk after the celebrated Red Army commander Vasily Chapayev. The city served as a base for secret military production, hosting four such factories until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.[2]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Russian mayor 'urges closure of own town'
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