Bolshoy Kamen

Bolshoy Kamen (English)
Большой Камень (Russian)
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Bolshoy Kamen
Coordinates:
Coat of arms
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Primorsky Krai
Administrative center of Shkotovsky District
Municipal status
Urban okrug Bolshoy Kamen Urban Okrug
Mayor Vladimir Khalyavko
Statistics
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)		 39,259 inhabitants[1]
Population (2002 Census) 38,394 inhabitants[2]
Time zone VLAST (UTC+11:00)[3]
Founded 1947
Dialing code(s) +7 42335
Official website

Bolshoy Kamen (Russian: Большо́й Ка́мень, lit. large stone) is a town in the south of Primorsky Krai, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Shkotovsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population: 39,259 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 38,394 (2002 Census);[2] 65,621 (1989 Census).[4]

The town is connected with Vladivostok by road and by railway. It is located on the opposite side of the Ussuri Bay as seen from Shamora (Bukhta Lazurnaya). "Bolshoy Kamen" is translated as "Big Stone", and is nicknamed "Bigston" (Бигстон) in Russian by some locals. Bolshoy Kamen should not be confused with Kamen-Rybolov, another settlement in Primorsky Krai.

Bolshoy Kamen is a mono-city mostly specialized in engineering. Shipbuilding and repair works together with food industry and construction constitutes the basis of its economy. The status of city was awarded to Bolshoy Kamen in 1989. Bolshoy Kamen is a closed city due to its naval base.

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History

Bolshoy Kamen began as a naval support base in 1947, receiving urban-type settlement status in 1956, followed by town status on 31 August 1989. During the Soviet era, the town's nature as a naval base saw it designated as closed. This was relaxed in 1989, with plans for a civilian harbor in the town; however, these plans were later cancelled and the town was closed again in 1996.

A large proportion of the town's population left during the 1990s, as the ship repair facilities operated almost at a standstill after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Climate

The mean temperature in January is −14 °C (7 °F), and +24 °C (75 °F) in July. The mean precipitation is 900 millimeters (35 in).

Economy and infrastructure

Most of the town's population is employed in the repair and construction of nuclear submarines. There are three banks and seven joint-venture companies, specializing in ships, shipping, and sea-fishing.

Bolshoy Kamen is connected by a goods rail line to the Trans-Siberian Railway. Although the town is only around 40 km in a straight line to Vladivostok, the road connection is around 130 km around the coast.

References

  1. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  2. ^ a b 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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  3. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
  4. ^ "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.)" (in 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. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
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