Satka

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Coordinates: 55°02′N 59°01′E / 55.033°N 59.017°E / 55.033; 59.017

Coat of arms of Satka

Satka (Russian: Сатка) is a town and the administrative center of Satkinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located 190 kilometers (120 mi) from Chelyabinsk, on the western slope of the Southern Ural Mountains, on the bank of the Satka River. Population: 45,178 (2010 Census);^[1] 49,686 (2002 Census);^[2] 50,664 (1989 Census).^[3]

History

It was founded on November 19, 1758 as an iron mining factory. Magnesite, a mineral essential to the manufacture of refractory brick used in blast furnaces, was discovered there.

Economy and education

The major industry in the town is the extraction of magnesite and other ores along with metallurgical plants to process the ore.

There is a small tourist industry because of the town's location in the center of the Ural Mountains near Zyuratkul National Park. There is also a nearby historic site at Porogi where the first hydro-electric generator in Russia was installed.

In addition to elementary schools and two high schools, there is a satellite campus of ChelGU, the Chelyabinsk State University.

Miscellaneous

Postal code of Satka is 456910. Dialing code: 35161.

Although there is a train station in Satka, it is a spur line so connections are inconvenient. In addition, the station is inconveniently located far from the center.

References

↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.

External links

OAO Magnezit, the major employer in the town
About the town

v t e Administrative divisions of Chelyabinsk Oblast

Administrative center: Chelyabinsk

Cities and towns	Asha Bakal Chebarkul Chelyabinsk Karabash Kartaly Kasli Katav-Ivanovsk Kopeysk Korkino Kusa Kyshtym Magnitogorsk Miass Minyar Nyazepetrovsk Ozyorsk Plast Satka Sim Snezhinsk Troitsk Tryokhgorny Ust-Katav Verkhneuralsk Verkhny Ufaley Yemanzhelinsk Yuryuzan Yuzhnouralsk Zlatoust

Districts	Agapovsky Argayashsky Ashinsky Bredinsky Chebarkulsky Chesmensky Kartalinsky Kaslinsky Katav-Ivanovsky Kizilsky Korkinsky Krasnoarmeysky Kunashaksky Kusinsky Nagaybaksky Nyazepetrovsky Oktyabrsky Plastovsky Satkinsky Sosnovsky Troitsky Uvelsky Uysky Varnensky Verkhneuralsky Yemanzhelinsky Yetkulsky

Urban-type settlements of oblast significance	Lokomotivny

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