Artyom ( rus, Артём, p=ɐrˈtʲɵm) is a
city
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in
Primorsky Krai
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,
Russia
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, located in the north of the
Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula. Population:
History
It was founded in 1924
near the Zybunny pit mine, named after revolutionary
Fyodor Sergeyev who was better known by his nickname ''Artyom''. On October 26, 1938, it was granted town status. In 2004, the amalgamation of surrounding former
urban-type settlement
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s of
Uglovoye,
Zavodskoy, and
Artyomovsky into the city saw its official population rise from around 60,000 to over 100,000.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five
rural localities, incorporated as Artyom
City Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
[Law #161-KZ] As a
municipal division, Artyom City Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Artyomovsky Urban Okrug.
[Law #157-UZ]
Economy
Half of the able-bodied population of Artyom is engaged in the production of materials.
Artyom has twenty-nine industrial enterprises, half of which are private. Among the consumer goods produced in the town are
furniture
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,
china
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, sewing production. The companies employing the largest number of workers in Artyom are ''Primorskoye Mine Administration'' (3,500 people) and ''Artyom-Mebel Furniture Factory'' (1,100 people). Fifteen joint ventures have been registered in Artyom.
Coal mining
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has always been the basis of the local economy, although the existing
coal
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Coal i ...
reserves have practically been exhausted. The forecasts are that
transport
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will be the most productive industry for Artyom's economic development.
The
Vladivostok International Airport is located near Artyom, and to the southwest, the
Uglovoye military airfield. The largest Primorsky Krai railway junction is also found here. Annually, 12 million tons of cargo pass through Artyom to
Vladivostok, and 24 million tons to Nakhodka. In 1994, the airport served 500,000 passengers. This number represented no more than 28% of its potential.
Climate
Miscellaneous
Artyom is built mainly with one-, two-, and five-story
panel buildings, though a comparatively large number of wooden private houses can be seen.
Notable people
*
Andrey Ryabov (born 1969), professional association football coach and a former player
References
;Sources
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External links
Official website of ArtyomDirectory of organizations in Artyom
{{Authority control
Cities and towns in Primorsky Krai
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
Populated places established in 1924