Mezhdurechensk ( rus, Междуреченск, p=mʲɪʐdʊˈrʲetɕɪnsk; cjs, Суғаразы-тура, ''Suƣarazь-tura'') is a
city
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in
Kemerovo Oblast
Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...
,
Russia
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. Population:
History
It was established in 1948 and granted town status in 1955.
crashed near the city in 1994.
Victory Day
Victory Day is a commonly used name for public holidays in various countries, where it commemorates a nation's triumph over a hostile force in a war or the liberation of a country from hostile occupation. In many cases, multiple countries may ob ...
celebrations were cancelled in the city after the nearby
Raspadskaya mine explosion The Raspadskaya mine explosion was a mine explosion in the Raspadskaya mine, located near Mezhdurechensk in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, which occurred on 8 May 2010. It was believed to have been caused by a buildup of methane. The initial explosion w ...
killed 91 people in 2010.
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Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Mezhdurechensk 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
Mezhdurechensky District, even though is not a part of it.
[Law #215-OZ] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Mezhdurechensk
City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the
districts.
As a
municipal division, the territories of Mezhdurechensk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction and of
Mezhdurechensky District are incorporated as
Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug
Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug (russian: Междуре́ченский городско́й о́круг) is a municipal formation (an urban okrug) in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia,Law #104-OZ one of the sixteen urban okrugs in the oblast. Its territo ...
.
[Law #104-OZ]
Notable people
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Alexander Arbachakov, environmentalist
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Elmira Abdrazakova
Elmira Rafailovna Abdrazakova (russian: Эльмира Абдразакова; born 7 October 1994 in Zhelezin District) is a Kazakh-Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2013 and represented Russia at the M ...
, Miss Russia 2013
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Sergei Kosmynin
Sergei Kosmynin (born 26 May 1964) is a Russian judoka. He competed in the men's half-lightweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), o ...
, European judo champion 1993 and 1994
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Arthur Kulkov, Russian male model
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Ilya Sorokin, Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the
New York Islanders
References
Notes
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External links
Official website of Mezhdurechensk
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Cities and towns in Kemerovo Oblast