Obluchye

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Obluchye (English)
Облучье (Russian)
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Location of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in Russia
Obluchye
Location of Obluchye in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Coordinates: 49°00′00″N 131°04′59″E / 49.00000°N 131.08306°E / 49.00000; 131.08306Coordinates: 49°00′00″N 131°04′59″E / 49.00000°N 131.08306°E / 49.00000; 131.08306
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Administrative district Obluchensky District[citation needed]
Administrative center of Obluchensky District[citation needed]
Municipal status
Municipal district Obluchensky Municipal District[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 9,379 inhabitants[1]
Time zone VLAT (UTC+11:00)[2]
Founded 1911[citation needed]
Town status since 1938[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[3] 679100–679104
Dialing code(s) +7 42666[citation needed]

Obluchye (Russian: Облу́чье) is a town and the administrative center of Obluchensky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, located on the Amur River 159 kilometers (99 mi) west of Birobidzhan. Population: 9,379 (2010 Census);[1] 11,069 (2002 Census);[4] 12,016 (1989 Census).[5]

History

Construction on a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway connecting Chita and Vladivostok began in 1898, starting at each end and meeting halfway. The project produced a large influx of new settlers and in 1911 a village was founded around the Obluchye railway station, the name of which roughly means the route passing around as the railway at this point travels through a large curve around the mountains.[citation needed]

The railway was completed in October 1916.[6]

Town status was granted to Obluchye in 1938.[citation needed]

Economy

The gold mining company Zoloto Zutary is based in the town. Other employers include the railway workshops connected to the town's station on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012. 
  2. 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.).
  3. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Russian)
  4. "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 
  5. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 
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