Lesozavodsk (Russian: Лесозаво́дск) is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the Ussuri River (Amur's tributary), 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from the Sino–Russian border and about 300 kilometers (190 mi) north of Vladivostok, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 37,034 (2010 Census);[2] 42,185 (2002 Census);[7] 44,065 (1989 Census);[8] 37,000 (1972).

Lesozavodsk Лесозаводск
Town[1]
The Ussuri River in Lesozavodsk
Coat of arms
Location of Lesozavodsk
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Coordinates: 45°28′N 133°24′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Primorsky Krai[1]
Founded	1924
Town status since	1938
Government
• Head	Andrey Sukhanov
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	37,034
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	35,506 (−4.1%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Lesozavodsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Lesozavodsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Lesozavodsky Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Lesozavodsky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	692031, 692033, 692036, 692038–692042, 692047–692049
Dialing code(s)	+7 42355
OKTMO ID	05711000001
Website	лесозаводск-пк.рф

History

The first settlement on the site was founded in 1924 in connection with a sawmill.^{[citation needed]} The settlement was originally named Dalles (Дальлес),^{[citation needed]} from the Russian word dalny for "distant" (referring to the Russian Far East) and les for "forest". In 1932, Dalles was merged with the nearby village of Novostroyka, granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Lesozavodsk. Lesozavodsk was granted town status in 1938.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-one rural localities, incorporated as Lesozavodsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Lesozavodsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Lesozavodsky Urban Okrug.[4]

Transport

Ruzhino railway station of the Trans-Siberian Railway is located in Lesozavodsk. The M60 Highway between Khabarovsk and Vladivostok passes about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) east of the town.

Military

The 130th Machine Gun Artillery Division of the 5th Army, Far Eastern Military District was based here until 2009 or 2010, when it became a motorized rifle brigade and then a storage base.

Climate

Lesozavodsk has a humid continental climate with cold and dry winters, due to the Siberian High, and hot and humid summers, due to the Southeast Asian monsoons.

Notable people

• Sergey Tereshchenko, former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
• Amūru Mitsuhiro, sumo wrestler

References

Notes

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Приморского края. Закон №161-КЗ от 14 ноября 2001 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Приморского края», в ред. Закона №673-КЗ от 6 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Приморского края "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Приморского края"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красное знамя Приморья", №69 (119), 29 ноября 2001 г. (Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Law #161-KZ of November 14, 2001 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai, as amended by the Law #673-KZ of October 6, 2015 On Amending the Law of Primorsky Krai "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Законодательное Собрание Приморского края. Закон №181-КЗ от 6 декабря 2004 г. «О Лесозаводском городском округе». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости Законодательного Собрания Приморского края", №76, 7 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Law #181-KZ of December 6, 2004 On Lesozavodsky Urban Okrug. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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