A city of south-central Russia east-southeast of Barnaul. It was founded as a fortress in 1709. Population: 228,000.
Biysk
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A city of south-central Russia east-southeast of Barnaul. It was founded as a fortress in 1709. Population: 228,000.
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Biysk (bēsk), city (1989 pop. 233,000), S central Siberian Russia, on the Biya River. A port and the terminus of a branch of the Turkistan-Siberia RR, Biysk manufactures food-processing equipment and was the site of a large defense plant during the Soviet era. It is linked by highway to Mongolia and is a trading center for agricultural goods. The city was founded as a fortress in 1709; its name is sometimes transliterated Bisk or Biisk.
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  Location of Biysk on the map of Altai Krai
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| Coordinates: 52°31′N 85°10′E / 52.517°N 85.167°ECoordinates: 52°31′N 85°10′E / 52.517°N 85.167°E | |
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| Holiday | June 18[citation needed] |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Krai |
| In administrative jurisdiction of | Altai Krai[citation needed] |
| Administrative center of | Biysky District[citation needed] |
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| Municipal Status | Urban okrug |
| Head[citation needed] | Anatoly Mosiyevsky[citation needed] |
| Representative body | Duma[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 300 km2 (115.8 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 218,562 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank | 85th |
| - Density | 729 /km2 (1,900/sq mi)[2] |
| Time zone | OMST/OMSST (UTC+6) |
| Founded | 1709[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 659300[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3854[citation needed] |
| Official website | http://gorod.biysk.ru/ |
Biysk (Russian: Бийск) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia. It is the second largest city of the krai (after Barnaul). Population: 229,412 (2004 est.); 218,562 (2002 Census); 233,238 (1989 Census).
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Geography
Biysk is situated in Southwestern Siberia, on the Biya River (not far from its confluence with the Katun River). The city is called "the gates to the Altay Mountains", because of its position comparatively not far from this range. In Biysk there is the beginning of the Chuysky Highway, which goes through the Altai Republic to Russia's border with Mongolia.
History
The city was founded in 1709 as a fortress by the order of the Russian Emperor Peter the Great, but in about a year was burnt by a local nomadic tribe and rebuilt in 1718. Gradually Biysk lost its role as a military base, but became an important centre of trade, which received town status in 1782.
Economy
The city's industry grew rapidly, especially after some factories were evacuated there from the west of the Soviet Union during the World War II. Later the city was an important centre of arms development and production and still remains an industrial centre.
Transport
Biysk has a railway station, a port on the Biya, and is served by Biysk Airport. The route of Federal importance Novosibirsk-Biysk-Tashanta (Chuysky Highway) goes through the city.
Education and culture
Biysk is a centre of education and culture, having a teachers' training university, a technical institute and other educational institutions, a drama theatre (founded in 1943), a museum of local lore, etc.
References
- ^ 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://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2002 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the Census (2002).
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