Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai
Vyazemsky (Russian: Вя́земский) is a town and the administrative center of Vyazemsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located 130 kilometers (81 mi) southwest of Khabarovsk close to the Ussuri River and the border with China. Population: 14,556 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 15,760 (2002 Census);[2] 18,426 (1989 Census).[5]
History
It was founded in 1895 as a settlement during construction of the railway between Khabarovsk and Vladivostok, which later became the easternmost section of the Trans-Siberian railway. The settlement and station were initially named Vyazemskaya (Вя́земская) after the lead engineer of the section, Orest Vyazemsky.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1938; town status was granted in 1951.
Economy and infrastructure
The town's economy is reliant on production of timber, foodstuffs and construction materials, as well as rail traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
The town has a station (named Vyazemskaya) on the Trans-Siberian, and is the end station for suburban elektrichkas from Khabarovsk. It is also on the M60 motorway.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. pp. 98. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ "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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