Amursk (russian: Аму́рск) is a
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 ...
in
Khabarovsk Krai,
Russia
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, located on the left bank of the
Amur River south of
Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Population:
History
It was founded as an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
on June 19, 1958,
in connection with the construction of a
pulp mill near the
Nanai settlement ''Padali''. Town status was granted to it in 1973.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Amursk serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Amursky District
Amursky District (russian: Аму́рский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #143-pr and municipalLaw #194 district (raion), one of the seventeen in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of th ...
,
even though it is not a part of it.
As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the
town of krai significance of Amursk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
As a
municipal division, Amursk is incorporated within Amursky Municipal District as Amursk Urban Settlement.
Demographics
The 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 trend reversed.
Economy
In addition to the cellulose and paper mill, there is chemical production and
timber
Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, w ...
production conducted in and near the town, as well as some machinery production.
Transportation
There is a goods railway to the town, connecting to the
Khabarovsk-
Komsomolsk-
Dzemgi
Dzyomgi Airport (russian: Аэропорт Дзёмги) is an air base in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia located northeast of Komsomolsk-na-Amure. Dzyomgi is Komsomolsk-na-Amure's northeast side airport, handling small airliner traffic.
The base is ...
line at the station of ''Mylki''. There is also a road connection to Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
References
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External links
Official website of AmurskDirectory of organizations in Amursk
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Cities and towns in Khabarovsk Krai
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
Populated places established in 1958
1958 establishments in the Soviet Union