Volchansk
Town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
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Volchansk (Russian: Волча́нск) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Karpinsk in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volchanka River (a right tributary of the Sosva in the Ob's basin), 452 kilometers (281 mi) north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,010 (2010 census);[3] 11,043 (2002 census);[8] 14,814 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Volchansk
Волчанск | |
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A view near Fontannaya Square in Volchansk | |
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 Interactive map of Volchansk | |
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| Coordinates: 59°56′N 60°05′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Town status since | 1956[2] |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,010 |
• Estimate (2025) | 8,304 (−17%) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Karpinsk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Volchansky Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Volchansky Urban Okrug[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [6]) |
| Postal codes[7] | 624940, 624941 |
| Dialing code | +7 34383 |
| OKTMO ID | 65735000001 |
Geography
The town consists of two parts: Lesnaya Volchanka in the north (or Volchansk proper) and Volchanka in the south.[citation needed]
History
Town status was granted to Volchansk in 1956.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with ten rural localities, subordinated to the Town of Karpinsk[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[14] As a municipal division, Volchansk, together with two rural localities under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Karpinsk, is incorporated as Volchansky Urban Okrug.[4][1] Karpinsk and eight other rural localities are incorporated separately as Karpinsk Urban Okrug.[4]
Economy
- factory of consumer goods
- dressing mill
- brickyard
- extraction of brown coal (terminated)
- asphalt plant
Transportation
A tram system started operating in Volchansk on December 31, 1951. The total length of the tram line is about 7 kilometers (4.3 mi).