A city of southeast Russia north of Vladivostok. It was laid out and settled in 1932 by members of Komsomol, the Communist youth organization. Population: 276,000.
Komsomolsk
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A city of southeast Russia north of Vladivostok. It was laid out and settled in 1932 by members of Komsomol, the Communist youth organization. Population: 276,000.
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Komsomolsk (kəmsəmôlsk') or Komsomolsk-on-Amur (-ämʊr'), Rus. Komsomolsk-na-Amure, city (1989 pop. 315,000), Khabarovsk Territory, S Russian Far East, on the Amur River. It is a manufacturing center producing steel, machinery, refined oil, ships, aircraft, electrical goods, and wood products. Tin mines are nearby. The city was founded (1932) by the Komsomol (the Communist youth organization) with a great loss of life.
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Khabarovsk Krai |
| In administrative jurisdiction of | Khabarovsk Krai[citation needed] |
| Municipal status | |
| Municipal Status | Urban okrug |
| Mayor[citation needed] | Vladimir Mikhalyov[citation needed] |
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| Population (2002 Census) | 271,600 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | VLAT/VLAST (UTC+10/+11) |
| Founded | 1932[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 6810xx[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4217[citation needed] |
| Official website | http://www.kmscity.ru |
Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Russian: Комсомо́льск-на-Аму́ре; often transliterated directly as Komsomolsk-na-Amure) is a city located in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia on the left bank of Amur River. It is located on the BAM railway line, 356 kilometres (221 mi) northeast of Khabarovsk. Population: 281,035 (2002 Census); 315,325 (1989 Census).
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Geography and climate
Komsomolsk and its suburbs stretch for over 30 km along the left bank of the Amur River. The river at this point is up to 2.5 km wide.
The distance to the regional capital Khabarovsk is 348 km, to the Pacific Ocean around 300 km. The nearest other major city is Amursk, around 45 km south.
Temperatures in the area of the city can range up 50°C over the course of the year, with a daily average of –29°C in January, compared with 26°C in July.
History
The future site of Komsomolsk was conquered by Mongol invaders in the 1200s, becoming part of imperial China under the Mongol Yuan Dynasty and remaining under Chinese rule until 1858 treaty of Aigun ceded the area to the Russian Empire.
The village of Permskoye (Пе́рмское) was established on the later site of Komsomolsk in 1860 by migrant peasants from Perm Krai.
The government of the Russian SFSR announced in 1931 plans to construct a shipyards on the Amur at the present site of Komsomolsk, with construction beginning in 1932. The town was largely built using volunteer labour from the Communist youth organisation Komsomol, thus receiving the name Komsomolsk. The suffix on Amur was added to differentiate from other towns with the same name.
By the end of the 1930s, the shipyards along with facilities for other heavy industry had been completed. The city developed into a regional centre for industries such as metallurgy, machinery, oil refining, and shipbuilding.
Economy and Infrastructure
Komsomolsk-on-Amur is an important industrial centre of Khabarovsk Krai and of the Russian Far East.[2] It has a diversified economy where machine building, metallurgy and timber enterprises dominate.[3]
The city's most notable company is Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Russia's largest aircraft-manufacturing enterprise. It is among Khabarovsk Krai's most successful enterprises, and for years has been the largest taxpayer of the territory.[4] It has manufactured hundreds of civil aircraft and thousands of various-role military aircraft from the first recon aircraft to modern Su- series fighters and light amphibian aeroplanes.[5] The company is hugely important to the city's economy, contributing 45% of all payments into the local budget.[4]
Also based in the city is Amur Shipbuilding Plant, an important producer of ships and submarines.[6]
Two air bases are located near the city, Khurba to the south and Dzemgi to the north.
The city is an important rail junction, situated at the end of a branch line from Khabarovsk to the Baikal Amur Mainline.
The city is served by Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport
International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia
Twin towns — sister cities
Komsomolsk-on-Amur is twinned with the following sister cities:[7]
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.
- ^ Komsomolsk-on-Amur сity
- ^ KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR REGIONAL OVERVIEW
- ^ a b Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Manufacturing Association
- ^ JSC “Komsomolsk-on Amur Aircraft Production Association named after Yu.Gagarin”
- ^ Crew member 'tampered with temperature sensor on Nerpa sub'
- ^ Комсомольск-на-Амуре стал лидером по освоению инновационных технологий и производству наукоемкой продукции
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