Boksitogorsk

Boksitogorsk (English)
Бокситогорск (Russian)
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Lenina Square in Boksitogorsk

Location of Leningrad Oblast in Russia
Boksitogorsk
Location of Boksitogorsk in Leningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 59°29′N 33°50′E / 59.483°N 33.833°E / 59.483; 33.833Coordinates: 59°29′N 33°50′E / 59.483°N 33.833°E / 59.483; 33.833
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of June 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Leningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative district Boksitogorsky District[1]
Settlement municipal formation Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
Administrative center of Boksitogorsky District,[1] Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
Municipal status (as of November 2011)
Municipal district Boksitogorsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Boksitogorskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Boksitogorsky Municipal District,[2] Boksitogorskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 16,585 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1929[5]
Town status since 1950[5]
Previous names Boksity (until 1935)[6]
Postal code(s)[7] 187650, 187651
Dialing code(s) +7 81366[8]
Official website
Boksitogorsk on Wikimedia Commons

Boksitogorsk (Russian: Бокситого́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Boksitogorsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Pyardomlya River in the basin of the Syas River, 245 kilometers (152 mi) east of St. Petersburg. Population: 16,585. (2010 Census)[3]

History

The settlement of Boksity (Бокси́ты)[6] was established in 1929 to house the workers of the local bauxite mine.[5] It was a part of Tikhvinsky District of Leningrad Oblast.[9] In December of the 1934, the construction of a bauxite plant started.[6] In 1935, the settlement was granted urban-type settlement status and given its present name.[5] In 1940, the population neared 10,000 and a school, kindergarten, nursery, ambulatory and drugstore, several canteens, and shops were built.[6] In 1950, Boksitogorsk was granted town status[5] and on July 25, 1952 it became the administrative center of Boksitogorsky District.[6]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Boksitogorsk serves as the administrative center of Boksitogorsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated within Boksitogorsky District as Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation.[1] As a municipal division, Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Boksitogorsky Municipal District as Boksitogorskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

Demographics

Population: 16,585 (2010 Census);[3] 18,128 (2002 Census);[10] 21,839 (1989 Census).[11]

The town population reached its peak in 1979, at 23,200 people. Like much of Russia, the population of Boksitogorsk has gradually decreased since the 1980s. The ethnic composition of the town's population is primarily Russians.

Economy

Industry

Several manufacturing enterprises are located in Boksitogorsk, including the aluminum metallurgy plant, which is one of the daughter companies of Rusal, as well as producers of reinforced concrete, alcohol, food, and milk. Companies extracting peat and producing plastic ware also operate out of Boksitogorsk.[12]

Transportation

Autoroute H-3 Dymi–Boksitogorsk–Bochevo runs across the town.

Autoroute A-114 Issad–Pikalyovo–Vologda runs 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the north of Boksitogorsk.

A local line connects Bolshoy Dvor railway station on the St. Petersburg–Vologda railway line with Boksitogorsk. However, currently there is no passenger service.

Public transport includes several town, suburb, and inter-town bus routes operated by local transport companies.

Culture and recreation

Boksitogorsk contains one cultural heritage monument classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. This is the cinema building.[13]

Twin towns and sister cities

Boksitogorsk is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Oblast Law #32-oz
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #78-oz
  3. 1 2 3 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 №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 50. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 О поселении (in Russian). Администрация Бокситогорского городского поселения. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. ↑ Телефонные коды Ленинградской области (in Russian). Телефонные коды России. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ История района (in Russian). Бокситогорский муниципальный район. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Общая информация о Бокситогорском муниципальном районе (in Russian). Администрация Бокситогорского муниципального района. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  13. ↑ Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

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