Novodvinsk

Novodvinsk (English)
Новодвинск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill

Location of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia
Novodvinsk
Location of Novodvinsk in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Coordinates: 64°25′N 40°50′E / 64.417°N 40.833°ECoordinates: 64°25′N 40°50′E / 64.417°N 40.833°E
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Administrative status (as of May 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Arkhangelsk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Novodvinsk[2]
Administrative center of town of oblast significance of Novodvinsk[2]
Municipal status (as of July 2011)
Urban okrug Novodvinsk Urban Okrug[3]
Administrative center of Novodvinsk Urban Okrug[3]
Representative body Council of City's Deputies[4]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 40,615 inhabitants[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Founded 1935[7]
Town status since 1977[7]
Postal code(s)[8] 164900, 164901, 164902, 164903
Dialing code(s) +7 81852
Official website
Novodvinsk on WikiCommons

Novodvinsk (Russian: Новодви́нск) is a town in the north of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River, 20 kilometers (12 mi) south of Arkhangelsk. Population: 40,615(2010 Census);[5] 43,383(2002 Census);[9] 50,183(1989 Census).[10]

History

It was founded in 1935 as the settlement of Voroshilovsky (Вороши́ловский) serving a pulp and paper mill. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1941, renamed Pervomaysky in 1958, and was granted town status in 1977, at which time it also got its present name. Simultaneously, Novodvinsk was removed from Primorsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast and became the town of oblast significance.[7]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Novodvinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Novodvinsk is incorporated as Novodvinsk Urban Okrug.[3]

Economy

Industry

The economy of Novodvinsk is based on the timber industry. The main employer in the town is Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill (Russian: Архангельский ЦБК). Additionally, there are a concrete construction plant and a plywood factory (which also produces furniture).[11]

Transportation

The Northern Dvina is navigable in Novodvinsk, and there is some passenger navigation. There is also bus passenger service to Arkhangelsk. There is no passenger rail service.

Education

Novodvinsk has 14 kindergartens, 7 high schools, Novodvinsk Industrial College, and two higher education schools associated with Saint-Petersburg Academy of Management and Economics, and with Arkhangelsk Technical University.[12]

Notable people

References

Notes

  1. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 11 415 000», в ред. изменения №243/2014 от 18 апреля 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 11 415 000, as amended by the Amendment #243/2014 of April 18, 2014. ).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Oblast Law #65-5-OZ
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Oblast Law #258-vneoch.-OZ
  4. http://novadmin.ru/municipal/deputat/
  5. 5.0 5.1 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.
  6. 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.).
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 История города (in Russian). МО «Город Новодвинск». Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  8. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Экономика Новодвинска (in Russian). МО «Город Новодвинск». Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  12. Образование (in Russian). МО «Город Новодвинск». Retrieved August 26, 2011.

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