Yuryuzan, Chelyabinsk Oblast

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Coordinates: 54°52′N 58°26′E / 54.867°N 58.433°E / 54.867; 58.433

Yuryuzan (Russian: Юрюза́нь) is a town in Katav-Ivanovsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Yuryuzan River (left tributary of the Ufa River), 254 kilometers (158 mi) from Chelyabinsk and 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) from the closed town of Tryokhgorny. Population: 12,571 (2010 Census);[1] 14,158 (2002 Census);[2] 18,294 (1989 Census).[3]

History

It was established in 1758 as the settlement of Yuryuzan-Ivanovsky Zavod (Юрюза́нь-Ива́новский Заво́д) to support the construction of an ironworks. Since the end of the 19th century, the settlement is known as Yuryuzansky Zavod (Юрюза́нский Заво́д). It was granted town status and renamed Yuryuzan on June 18, 1943.

Economy

Town economy centers around a large plant which produces refrigerators.

References

  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. ↑ "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. 
  3. ↑ 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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