Boksitogorsk

Boksitogorsk Бокситогорск
Town[1]
Coat airms
Location o Boksitogorsk
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Coordinates: 59°28′N 33°51′E / 59.467°N 33.850°E / 59.467; 33.850Coordinates: 59°28′N 33°51′E / 59.467°N 33.850°E / 59.467; 33.850
Kintra	Roushie
Federal subject	Leningrad Oblast
Admeenistrative destrict	Boksitogorsky Destrict[1]
Dounset municipal formation	Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
Foondit	1929[2]
Area
• Total	13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	16,585
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Admeenistrative status
• Caipital o	Boksitogorsky Destrict[1], Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal destrict	Boksitogorsky Municipal Destrict[4]
• Urban settlement	Boksitogorskoye Urban Dounset[4]
• Caipital o	Boksitogorsky Municipal Destrict[4], Boksitogorskoye Urban Dounset[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (Moscow Time [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	187650—187651
Dialin code(s)	+7 81366[7]
OKTMO ID	41603101001
Website	www.boksitogorsk.org

Boksitogorsk (Roushie: Бокситого́рск) is a toun an the admeenistrative centre o Boksitogorsky Destrict o Leningrad Oblast, Roushie, locatit on the banks o the Pyardomlya River in the basin o the Syas River, 245 kilometer (152 mi) east o St. Petersburg. Population: 16,585 (2010 Census);^[3] 18,128 (2002 Census);^[8] 21,839 (1989 Census).^[9]

The dounset o Boksity wis established in 1929 tae hoose the wirkers o the local bauxite mine. It wis a pairt o Tikhvinsky Destrict o Leningrad Oblast. The mine stairtit operatin in 1934. In 1935, the dounset wis grantit urban-teep dounset status an renamit Boksitogorsk. In 1940, the population neared 10,000 an a schuil, kindergarten, nursery, ambulatory an drugstore, several canteens, an shops wur biggit.

In 1950, Boksitogorsk wis grantit toun status an on 25 Julie 1952 it became the admeenistrative centre o Boksitigorsky Destrict.^[10]

Boksitogorsk serves as the admeenistrative centre o Boksitogorsky Destrict.^[1] Municipally, Boksitogorsk, thegither wi ten veelages, is incorporatit athin Boksitogorsky Municipal Destrict as Boksitogorskoye Urban Dounset.^[4]

The toun population reached its peak in 1979, at 23.2 thoosan fowk. Lik hintle o Roushie, housomeivver, the population o Boksitogorsk haes gradually decreased syne the 1980s.

The ethnic composition o the toun's population is primarily Roushies.

Several manufacturin enterprises are locatit in Boksitogorsk, includin the aluminum metallurgy plant, which is ane o the dochter companies o Rusal, producers o reinforcit concrete, alcohol, fuid, an milk. Companies extractin peat an an producin plastic ware operate oot o Boksitogorsk an aw.^[11]

Autoroute H-3 Dymi–Boksitogorsk–Bochevo runs across the toun.

Autoroute A-114 Issad–Pikalyovo–Vologda runs 11 kilometer (6.8 mi) tae the north o Boksitogorsk.

A local railwey line connects the station o Bolshoy Dvor Saunt Petersburg–Vologda rail line wi Boksitogorsk. Housomeivver, currently thare is nae passenger service .

Public transport includes several toun, suburb an inter-toun bus routes operatit bi local transport companies.

Boksitogorsk is twinned wi:

• Kiukainen (consolidatit in 2009 wi Eura), Finland (current status unkent)
• Harjavalta, Finland
• Nakkila, Finland

Boksitogorsk contains ane cultural heritage monument classifeed as cultural an historical heritage o local significance. This is the biggin o the Moscow cinema.^[12]

• Законодательное собрание Ленинградской области. Областной закон №32-оз от 15 июня 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ленинградской области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Областного закона №34-оз от 15 мая 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Областные законы в сфере административно-территориального устройства Ленинградской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вести", №112, 23 июня 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #32-oz of June 15, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Leningrad Oblast and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Oblast Law #34-oz of May 15, 2012 On Amending Various Oblast Laws Dealing with the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Leningrad Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное собрание Ленинградской области. Областной закон №78-оз от 26 октября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Бокситогорский муниципальный район и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Областного закона №86-оз от 9 ноября 2011 г «О внесении изменений в Областной закон "Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Бокситогорский муниципальный район и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования (29 ноября 2004 г.). Опубликован: "Вестник Правительства Ленинградской области", №34, 19 ноября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #78-oz of October 26, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Boksitogorsky Municipal District and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Oblast Law #86-oz of November 9, 2011 On Amending the Oblast Law "On Establishing the Borders of and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Boksitogorsky Municipal District and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication (November 29, 2004).).

• Unoffeecial wabsteid o Boksitogorsk Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Roushie)