Yemanzhelinsk

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Coat of arms of Emanzhelinsk
Coat of arms of Emanzhelinsk

Yemanzhelinsk (Russian: Еманжелинск) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern slopes of South Urals 50 km south of Chelyabinsk at 54.7547° N 61.3208° E. Population: 30,202 (2002 Census); 31,153 (1989 Census).

Founded in 1770 as a Cossack village, it has been known as stanitsa Yemanzhelinskaya (Еманжелинская) since 1866. It became a coal mining settlement in 1930–1931, which was granted town status on September 25, 1951.

Coordinates: 54°45′N, 61°18′E