Amursk
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Amursk is a town in Khabarovsk Krai
, Russia
, located on the left bank of the Amur River some 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Komsomolsk-on-Amur
. Population:
near the Nanai settlement Padali. At its founding, the settlement was designated an urban-type settlement
. Town status was granted to it in 1973.
The town's population grew from 3,500 in 1959 to a high point of 58,395 inhabitants in 1989. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union
, the population has shrunk by around 20%, with an estimated 2008 population of around 46,000.
production conducted in the town and surrounds, as well as some machinery production.
There is a goods railway to the town, connecting to the Khabarovsk
-Komsomolsk
-Dzemgi line at the station of Mylki. There is also a road connection to Komsomolsk.
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Russian Far East. It lies mostly in the basin of the lower Amur River, but also occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. The administrative center of the krai is the...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the left bank of the Amur River some 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Komsomolsk-on-Amur is a city in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, situated on the left bank of Amur River. It is located on the BAM railway line, northeast of Khabarovsk. Population: -Geography and climate:...
. Population:
History
Amursk was founded on June 19, 1958, in connection with the construction of a pulp millPulp mill
A pulp mill is a manufacturing facility that converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Pulp can be manufactured using mechanical, semi-chemical or fully chemical methods...
near the Nanai settlement Padali. At its founding, the settlement was designated an urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
. Town status was granted to it in 1973.
The town's population grew from 3,500 in 1959 to a high point of 58,395 inhabitants in 1989. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...
, the population has shrunk by around 20%, with an estimated 2008 population of around 46,000.
Economy and infrastructure
In addition to the cellulose and paper mill, there is chemical production and timberTimber
Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
production conducted in the town and surrounds, as well as some machinery production.
There is a goods railway to the town, connecting to the Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia...
-Komsomolsk
Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Komsomolsk-on-Amur is a city in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, situated on the left bank of Amur River. It is located on the BAM railway line, northeast of Khabarovsk. Population: -Geography and climate:...
-Dzemgi line at the station of Mylki. There is also a road connection to Komsomolsk.