Mezhdurechensk (Russian: Междуреченск, IPA: [mʲɪʐdʊˈrʲetɕɪnsk]; Shor: Суғаразы-тура, Suƣarazь-tura) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 101,678 (2010 Census);[3] 101,987 (2002 Census);[7] 107,014 (1989 Census).[8]

Mezhdurechensk Междуреченск
City[1]
Mezhdurechensk, July 2006
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mezhdurechensk
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Coordinates: 53°41′11″N 88°04′13″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kemerovo Oblast[1]
Founded	1948[2]
City status since	1955[2]
Government
• Head	Vladimir Chernov
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	101,678
• Rank	159th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Mezhdurechensk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Mezhdurechensky District[1], Mezhdurechensk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	652870
Dialing code(s)	+7 38475
OKTMO ID	32725000001
Website	www.mrech.ru

History

It was established in 1948 and granted town status in 1955.[2]

Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed near the city in 1994.[9]

Victory Day celebrations were cancelled in the city after the nearby Raspadskaya mine explosion killed 91 people in 2010.[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mezhdurechensk serves as the administrative center of Mezhdurechensky District, even though is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Mezhdurechensk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the territories of Mezhdurechensk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction and of Mezhdurechensky District are incorporated as Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug.[4]

Notable people

• Alexander Arbachakov, environmentalist
• Elmira Abdrazakova, Miss Russia 2013
• Sergei Kosmynin, European judo champion 1993 and 1994
• Arthur Kulkov, Russian male model
• Ilya Sorokin, Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Islanders

References

Notes

Sources

• Совет народных депутатов Кемеровской области. Закон №215-ОЗ от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кемеровской области», в ред. Закона №131-ОЗ от 22 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Кемеровской области "О статусе и границах муниципальных образований" и Закон Кемеровской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кемеровской области"». Вступил в силу в день, следующий за днём официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кузбасс", №243, 28 декабря 2007 г. (Council of People's Deputies of Kemerovo Oblast. Law #215-OZ of December 27, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kemerovo Oblast, as amended by the Law #131-OZ of December 22, 2014 On Amending the Law of Kemerovo Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations" and the Law of Kemerovo Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kemerovo Oblast". Effective as of the day following the official publication date.).
• Совет народных депутатов Кемеровской области. Закон №104-ОЗ от 17 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №123-ОЗ от 22 декабря 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Кемеровской области "О статусе и границах муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кузбасс", №242, 24 декабря 2004 г. (Council of People's Deputies of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Law #104-OZ of December 17, 2004 On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations, as amended by the Law #123-OZ of December 22, 2015 On Amending the Law of Kemerovo Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations". Effective as of the official publication date.).

External links

• Official website of Mezhdurechensk (in Russian)
• Pictures of Mezhdurechensk

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[ru] Междуреченск