Kachkanar

Town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kachkanar (Russian: Качкана́р) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located between the Isa and Vyya Rivers in the Tura River's basin, 205 kilometers (127 mi) north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 41,426(2010 census);[2] 44,664(2002 census);[8] 48,251(1989 Soviet census).[9] The town of Kachkanar is located at the foot of mountain Kachkanar.

CountryRussia
Founded1957Edit this on Wikidata
Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
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Kachkanar is located in Sverdlovsk Oblast
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Kachkanar (Sverdlovsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 58°42′N 59°29′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSverdlovsk Oblast[1]
Founded1957Edit this on Wikidata
Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
  Total
41,426
  Estimate 
(2025)
36,252 (−12.5%)
  Subordinated toTown of Kachkanar[1]
  Capital ofTown of Kachkanar[3]
  Urban okrugKachkanarsky Urban Okrug[4]
  Capital ofKachkanarsky Urban Okrug[5]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal codes[7]
624350, 624351, 624354, 624356, 624357
OKTMO ID65743000001
Websitewww.admkgo.ru
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Kachkanar[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[10] As a municipal division, the Town of Kachkanar is incorporated as Kachkanarsky Urban Okrug.[4][1]

Economy and transportation

The town is served by Kachkanar railway station, connected with a 44-kilometer (27 mi) long branch line to the PermNizhny TagilYekaterinburg main railway line. There is an open-pit mine to the north.

Twin towns and sister cities

Kachkanar is a sister city of:

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