Beryozovsky (russian: Берёзовский) is a

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Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...

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, located between the Barzas and Shurap Rivers ( Ob's basin), north of

Kemerovo Kemerovo ( rus, Ке́мерово, p=ˈkʲemʲɪrəvə) is an industrial city and the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Iskitimka and Tom Rivers, in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Ba ...

, the

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of the

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. Population:

History

The settlement of Beryozovsky serving a mine construction was established in 1949 and named after the Beryozovskaya mine it was planned to serve. On January 11, 1965, the settlement was merged with nearby settlements of Kurganovka () and Oktyabrsky () to form the town of Beryozovsky.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as Beryozovsky Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #215-OZ As a municipal division, Beryozovsky Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Beryozovsky Urban Okrug.Law #104-OZ

Economy

Coal mining and enrichment are the main activities.

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External links

Official website of Beryozovsky

Beryozovsky Business Directory
{{Use mdy dates, date=November 2011 Cities and towns in Kemerovo Oblast Former urban-type settlements of Kemerovo Oblast