Novokuznetsk
| Novokuznetsk (English) Новокузнецк (Russian) |
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 Ordzhonikidze Street in Novokuznetsk |
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.svg) Location of Kemerovo Oblast in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 53°45′N 87°07′E / 53.75°N 87.117°ECoordinates: 53°45′N 87°07′E / 53.75°N 87.117°E | |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| Administrative center of | Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction,[1] Novokuznetsky District[1] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2010) | |
| Urban okrug | Novokuznetsky Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Novokuznetsky Urban Okrug[2] |
| Mayor[citation needed] | Valery Smolego[citation needed] |
| Representative body | City Duma[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
547,885 inhabitants[3] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 28th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 563,020 inhabitants[4] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 26th |
| Time zone | OMSST (UTC+07:00)[5] |
| Founded | 1618[citation needed] |
| City status since | 1622[citation needed] |
| Previous names | Kuznetsk (until 1931),[citation needed] Stalinsk (until 1961)[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3843[citation needed] |
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Novokuznetsk (Russian: Новокузне́цк) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 547,885 (2010 Census preliminary results);[3] 549,870 (2002 Census);[4] 599,947 (1989 Census).[6]
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[edit] History
Founded in 1618 by men from Tomsk as a Cossack ostrog (fort) on the Tom River, it was initially called Kuznetsk (Кузне́цк).[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1622.[citation needed] It was here that Fyodor Dostoevsky married his first wife, Maria Isayeva (1857). Joseph Stalin's rapid industrialization of the Soviet Union transformed the sleepy town into a major coal mining and industrial center in the 1930s. It merged with Sad Gorod in 1931. In 1931–1932, the city was known as Novokuznetsk and between 1932–1961 as Stalinsk (Ста́линск), after Stalin.
On March 19, 2007 a massive methane explosion ripped through the Ulyanovskaya mine in Novokuznetsk killing over 100 people. The mine was the largest coal producing center in Kemerovo Oblast, located in a coal rich area of south central Russia known as Kuzbass. It is the deadliest mining accident in recent history.
[edit] Administrative and municipal status
The city serves as the administrative center of Novokuznetsky District, but it is not administratively a part of it.[1] Administratively, along with two rural localities, it is incorporated as Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] Municipally, Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Novokuznetsky Urban Okrug.[2]
[edit] City districts
[edit] Education
- Novokuznesk branch of Kemerovo State University
- Siberian State Industrial University
- Novokuznetsk State University of Pedagogy
- State Institute for Postgraduate Training of Physicians of Russian Ministry of Health known also as Novokuznetsk Postgraduate Physician Institute
- Novokuznetsk Scientific Center of Medicosocial Expert Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Invalids, Federal Agency for Public Health and Social welfare
- Institute of General Problems of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
[edit] Industry
Novokuznetsk is a heavily industrial city and is located in the heart of the Kuzbass region factories in the city include:
[edit] Sports
Metallurg Novokuznetsk is an ice hockey team based in Novokuznetsk, playing in the Kontinental Hockey League.
RC Novokuznetsk compete in the Professional Rugby League, the highest division of rugby union in Russia.
[edit] Transport
The main airport is Spichenkovo Airport. The city is also a major railway junction with both local and long distance trains. Local public transport is provided by trams buses and trolleybuses.
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns and sister cities
Novokuznetsk is twinned with:
Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Zaporizhia, Ukraine
Pittsburgh, United States
[edit] Gallery
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Novokuznetsk Drama Theater
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Vladimir Mayakovsky Monument
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USSR Nations Friendship Monument
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Mettalurgov Avenue
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Law #215-OZ
- ^ a b c Law #104-OZ
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
[edit] Sources
- Совет народных депутатов Кемеровской области. Закон №215-ОЗ от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кемеровской области», в ред. Закона №65-ОЗ от 2 июня 2011 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Кемеровской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кемеровской области"». Вступил в силу в день, следующий за днём официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кузбасс", №243, 28 декабря 2007 г. (Council of People's Deputies of Kemerovo Oblast. Law #215-OZ of December 27, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kemerovo Oblast, as amended by the Law #65-OZ of June 2, 2011 On Amending the Law of Kemerovo Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kemerovo Oblast". Effective as of the day following the official publication date.).
- Совет народных депутатов Кемеровской области. Закон №104-ОЗ от 17 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №4-ОЗ от 31 января 2012 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Кемеровской области "О статусе и границах муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кузбасс", №242, 24 декабря 2004 г. (Council of People's Deputies of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Law #104-OZ of December 17, 2004 On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations, as amended by the Law #4-OZ of January 31, 2012 On Amending the Law of Kemerovo Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations". Effective as of the official publication date.).
[edit] External links
- (Russian) Official website of the Novokuznetsk City Administration
- Siberian State Industrial University (SIBSIU)
- (Russian) Life in Novokuznetsk
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