Kambarka

For other uses of "Kambarka", see Kambarka (disambiguation).
Kambarka (English)
Камбарка (Russian)
Камбарка (Udmurt)
-  Town[1]  -

A monument in Kambarka to the warriors fallen in the Great Patriotic War

Location of the Udmurt Republic in Russia
Kambarka
Location of Kambarka in the Udmurt Republic
Coordinates: 56°16′N 54°13′E / 56.267°N 54.217°ECoordinates: 56°16′N 54°13′E / 56.267°N 54.217°E
Administrative status (as of October 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Udmurt Republic[1]
Administrative district Kambarsky District[1]
Town of district significance Kambarka[1]
Administrative center of Kambarsky District,[1] town of district significance of Kambarka[1]
Municipal status (as of September 2007)
Municipal district Kambarsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Kambarskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Kambarsky Municipal District,[2] Kambarskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 11,021 inhabitants[3]
Time zone SAMT (UTC+04:00)[4]
Founded 1761–1767
Town status since 1945
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Kambarka (Russian: Камбарка) is a town and the administrative center of Kambarsky District of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located on the Kambarka River (Kama's basin), 116 kilometers (72 mi) southeast of Izhevsk. Population: 11,021(2010 Census);[3] 12,636(2002 Census);[5] 13,258(1989 Census).[6]

History

It was founded as a settlement around a Demidov ironworks, which was constructed in 1761–1767. It was granted town status in 1945.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kambarka serves as the administrative center of Kambarsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kambarsky District as the town of district significance of Kambarka.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kambarka is incorporated within Kambarsky Municipal District as Kambarskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

Kambarka Engineering Works operates in the town.

Chemical weapons destruction plant

A chemical weapons destruction plant was built in Kambarka during the Soviet times. This was in accordance to the obligations under the CWC to destroy all of the chemical weapon stockpiles by 2012.

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

On May 17, 2002, Mayor Georgy Kislov signed a Sister Cities International agreement with Mayor Charlie Roberts of the city of Tooele in the United States.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Law #46-RZ
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #81-ZR
  3. 3.0 3.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  6. 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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