Gornozavodsk, Perm Krai
Town in Perm Krai, Russia
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Gornozavodsk (Russian: Горнозаво́дск; Komi Permyak: Вильпашия, Viľpašija) is a town and the administrative center of Gornozavodsky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located 192 kilometers (119 mi) northeast of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 12,057 (2010 census);[2] 13,061 (2002 census);[6] 14,858 (1989 Soviet census).[7] It was previously known as Novopashiysky (until 1965).
Gornozavodsk
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| Coordinates: 58°22′N 58°20′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Perm Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | Gornozavodsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Town status since | 1965 |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,057 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,890 (−9.7%) |
| • Capital of | Gornozavodsky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Gornozavodsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Gornozavodskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Gornozavodsky Municipal District,[3] Gornozavodskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 618820 |
| Dialing code | +7 34269 |
| OKTMO ID | 57614101001 |
History
Until the mid-1940s, there was a small railway station on the site of today's town, and the station buildings were closely adjoined by a forest. In 1947, construction of a cement plant began, the first phase of which has been in operation since 1955. As the plant developed, the settlement, which was called Novo-Pashisky, grew too. In 1950 it was given an urban-type settlement status.
On the 4th of November 1965 under the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of RSFSR Novopashiskiy settlement had been transformed to a town of regional subordination and was renamed as Gornozavodsk. The same decree established the Gornozavodsky District with its centre in the town of Gornozavodsk.[8]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gornozavodsk serves as the administrative center of Gornozavodsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Gornozavodsk, together with two rural localities, is incorporated within Gornozavodsky Municipal District as Gornozavodskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
