Yuryuzan, Chelyabinsk Oblast

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Yuryuzan (Russian: Юрюза́нь) is a town in Katav-Ivanovsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Yuryuzan River (left tributary of the Ufa River), 254 kilometers (158 mi) from Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 12,571(2010 census);[2] 14,158(2002 census);[6] 18,294(1989 Soviet census).[7]

CountryRussia
Founded1758
Elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
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Yuryuzan is located in Chelyabinsk Oblast
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Yuryuzan (Chelyabinsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°52′N 58°26′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChelyabinsk Oblast[1]
Administrative districtKatav-Ivanovsky District[1]
TownSelsovietYuryuzan[1]
Founded1758
Town status sinceJune 18, 1943
Elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Population
  Total
12,571
  Estimate 
(2023)
10,130 (−19.4%)
  Capital ofTown of Yuryuzan[1]
  Municipal districtKatav-Ivanovsky Municipal District[1]
  Urban settlementYuryuzanskoye Urban Settlement[1]
  Capital ofYuryuzanskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code[5]
456120–456122
OKTMO ID75629116001
Websitewww.yuryuzan.ru
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History

It was established in 1758 as the settlement of Yuryuzan-Ivanovsky Zavod (Юрюза́нь-Ива́новский Заво́д) to support the construction of an ironworks.[citation needed] Since the end of the 19th century, the settlement is known as Yuryuzansky Zavod (Юрюза́нский Заво́д).[citation needed] It was granted town status and renamed Yuryuzan on June 18, 1943.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality (the village of Pervukha), incorporated within Katav-Ivanovsky District as the Town of Yuryuzan.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Yuryuzan is incorporated within Katav-Ivanovsky Municipal District as Yuryuzanskoye Urban Settlement.[1]

Economy

Town economy centers around a large plant which produces refrigerators.

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