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Chusovoy

Chusovoy Чусовой
Town[1]
In Chusovoy
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Location of Chusovoy
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Coordinates: 58°19′N 57°49′E / 58.317°N 57.817°E / 58.317; 57.817
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai[1]
Founded	1878
Town status since	1933
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	46,735
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of krai significance of Chusovoy (Chusovoy Urban Okrug)[1]
• Capitalof	town of krai significance of Chusovoy[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Chusovskoy Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Chusovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capitalof	Chusovskoy Municipal District,[3] Chusovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	618200–618206, 618249
OKTMOID	57658101001

Chusovoy (Russian: Чусово́й) is a towninPerm Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Usva and Vilva Rivers with the Chusovaya River, 140 kilometers (87 mi) east of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 46,735 (2010 Russian census);^[2] 51,615 (2002 Census);^[6] 57,874 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

History[edit]

It was founded in 1878 during the construction of the Gornozavodsk railway and with the building of the metallurgical plant.^{[citation needed]} In 1933, it was granted town status.^{[citation needed]} After the construction of the bridge over the Chusovaya River in 1964, the town started to develop on the river's left bank.

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three work settlements (Kalino, Lyamino, and Skalny) and seventy rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Chusovoy (Chusovoy Urban Okrug) —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of Chusovoy, together with the work settlement of Lyamino and two rural localities, is incorporated as Chusovskoye Urban Settlement within Chusovskoy Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center.^[3] The remaining two work settlements and sixty-eight rural localities are grouped into seven rural settlements within Chusovskoy Municipal District.^[3]

Economy[edit]

The main industry of the town is ferrous metallurgy. There are also engineering, metalworking, production of building materials and others. Metallurgical Plant of Chusovoy makes it a company town.

Transportation[edit]

Chusovoy is a major transportation hub. Gornozavodsk railway and the railway that runs to Solikamsk connect the town with Perm and other towns in the eastern part of the krai. Kungur–Solikamsk highway runs through Chusovoy. In recent years, it was connected with Perm by a new road through Polazna.

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• Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №416-67 от 28 февраля 1996 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края», в ред. Закона №504-ПК от 9 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Пермской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края"». Вступил в силу с момента опубликования. Опубликован: "Звезда", №38, 12 марта 1996 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #416-67 of February 28, 1996 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #504-PK of July 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of Perm Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai". Effective as of the moment of publication.).
• Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №1892-414 от 1 декабря 2004 г. «Об утверждении границ и о наделении статусом муниципальных образований административной территории города Чусового Пермского края», в ред. Закона №273-ПК от 14 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Пермской области, Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа, Пермского края». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бюллетень Законодательного Собрания и администрации Пермской области", №1, II часть, 27 января 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #1892-414 of December 1, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Status to the Municipal Formations of the Administrative Territory of the Town of Chusovoy of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #273-PK of December 14, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Perm Oblast, Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, Perm Krai. Effective as of the day which is ten days following the day of the official publication.).

External links[edit]

• Official website of Chusovoy (in Russian)
• Chusovoy Business Directory (in Russian)