Vilyuchinsk
| Vilyuchinsk (English) Вилючинск (Russian) |
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 Vilyuchinsk
Location of Vilyuchinsk in Russia
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| Coordinates: 52°55′50″N 158°24′10″E / 52.93056°N 158.40278°ECoordinates: 52°55′50″N 158°24′10″E / 52.93056°N 158.40278°E | |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kamchatka Krai |
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| Urban okrug | Vilyuchinsk Urban Okrug[citation needed] |
| Mayor[citation needed] | Alexander Markman[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
22,905 inhabitants[1] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 24,166 inhabitants[2] |
| Time zone | MAGST (UTC+12:00)[3] |
| Founded | 1968[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 684090–684093[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41535[citation needed] |
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Vilyuchinsk (Russian: Вилючинск) is a closed town in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the Kamchatka Peninsula about 20 kilometers (12 mi) across Avacha Bay from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Population: 22,905 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 24,166 (2002 Census).[2]
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[edit] History
It was founded under the name of Sovetsky on October 16, 1968 through the amalgamation of three earlier settlements which served as supply towns for the Soviet Navy and a base for submarine construction. In 1970, as with other closed towns in the Soviet Union, it was given a code name based on the nearest major city, becoming known officially as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky-50 until 1994.
In 1994, the town was renamed after the nearby volcano, Vilyuchik.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
Besides the construction of nuclear submarines, the town's economy is largely reliant on fishing and processing of fish. In the suburb of Rybachy, one of the three original settlements from which the town was created, a squadron of submarines of the Russian Pacific Fleet has been based since 1938.
Despite plans for the navy base to be closed in 2003 due to lack of finances, this has continued to operate.
Two Russian orthodox churches were built in the 1990s, the first in the town.
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[edit] References
- ^ 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 2011-04-25.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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 2010-03-23.
- ^ 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).
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