Karabash (russian: Карабаш) is a

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in Chelyabinsk Oblast,

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, located northwest of

Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...

. Population: 15,942 ( 2002 Census);

History

It was founded in 1822 as a settlement of

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-miners. Town status was granted to it on June 20, 1933.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with nine rural localities, incorporated as the

Town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

of Karabash—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Resolution #161 As a municipal division, the Town of Karabash is incorporated as Karabashsky Urban Okrug.

Economy and ecology

A copper smelting plant is situated in the town, and its toxic waste has created extremely large amounts of pollution and serious health problems for the inhabitants.

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External links

Official website of Karabash

Karabash Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Chelyabinsk Oblast Monotowns in Russia