Chusovoy

For other uses, see Chusovoy (disambiguation).

Chusovoy (English) Чусовой (Russian)
-  Inhabited locality  -
Location of Perm Krai in Russia
Chusovoy
Coordinates: 58°17′N 57°49′E / 58.283°N 57.817°E / 58.283; 57.817Coordinates: 58°17′N 57°49′E / 58.283°N 57.817°E / 58.283; 57.817
Coat of arms	Flag of Chusovoy
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai
Administrative center of	Chusovskoy District[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	46,740 inhabitants[1]
Population (2002 Census)	51,615 inhabitants[2]
Time zone	YEKST (UTC+06:00)[3]
Founded	1878[citation needed]

Chusovoy (Russian: Чусово́й) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located 140 kilometers (87 mi) east of Perm, at the confluence of the Usva and Vilva Rivers with the Chusovaya River. Population: 46,740 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 51,615 (2002 Census);^[2] 57,874 (1989 Census).^[4]

History and economy

View of town with its Metallurgical Plants

Chusosvoy was founded in 1878 under construction of Gornozavodsk railway and with building of metallurgical plant. In 1933 it gained town status. After construction of bridge over Chusovaya River in 1964 it is starts developing of left bank of river.

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

Transport

Chusovoy is a major transport hub. Gornozavodsk railway and 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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
3. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
4. ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.