Kamen-na-Obi (russian: Ка́мень-на-Оби́), known until 1933 as Kamen (), is a

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, located on the left bank of the

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northwest of

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, the

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of the

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. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 43,888.

History

It was founded in 1751 as the village of Kamen (lit. ''stone'') and granted town status in 1915. The former Kamen-na-Obi (air base) is nearby.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kamen-na-Obi serves as the

Kamensky District Kamensky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The name is generally derived from or is related to the root "''kamen''" ("stone")—a common toponymic feature. *Kamensky District, Altai Krai, an admi ...

.Law #28-ZS As an administrative division, it is, together with one

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(the station of Plotinnaya), incorporated within Kamensky District as the

town of district significance Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...

of Kamen-na-Obi.Law #41-ZS As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kamen-na-Obi is incorporated within Kamensky Municipal District as Kamen-na-Obi Urban Settlement. As an administrative division, prior to September 2015 Kamen-na-Obi and Plotinnaya were incorporated separately into the town of krai significance of Kamen-na-Obi—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #28-ZS, revision prior to September 2, 2015 As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Kamen-na-Obi was incorporated as Kamen-na-Obi Urban Okrug.Law #114-ZS The status of both units was changed in September 2015, when the town of krai significance was demoted to a town of district significance and subordinated to Kamensky District, while the urban okrug was demoted to an urban settlement within Kamensky Municipal District.Law #70-ZS

Economy

The main industries are food-processing and brick and furniture manufacture.

Climate

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Kamen-na-Obi

Kamen-na-Obi Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Altai Krai Populated places established in 1751 1751 establishments in the Russian Empire Populated places on the Ob River