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Uzhur (Russian: Ужу́р) is a town and the administrative center of Uzhursky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located approximately 300 kilometers (190 mi) from Krasnoyarsk between Kuznetsk Alatau and Solgon mountain ranges where the Chernavka River flows into the Uzhurka. Population: 16,093(2010 Census);[2] 17,252(2002 Census);[6] 28,376(1989 Census).[7]

Uzhur
Ужур
Town[1]
Location of Uzhur
Uzhur
Location of Uzhur
Uzhur
Uzhur (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Coordinates: 55°19′03″N 89°49′21″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administrative districtUzhursky District[1]
District townUzhur[1]
Founded1760
Town status since1953
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
  Total16,093
Administrative status
  Capital ofUzhursky District[1], district town of Uzhur[1]
Municipal status
  Municipal districtUzhursky Municipal District[3]
  Urban settlementUzhur Urban Settlement[3]
  Capital ofUzhursky Municipal District[3], Uzhur Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]
662250–662255
OKTMO ID04656101001
Websiteuzur-admin.ru

History


It was founded in 1760 as the seat of Uzhurskaya Volost.[citation needed] First it was a small village, but it grew and in 1953 it was granted town status.[citation needed]


Administrative and municipal status


Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uzhur serves as the administrative center of Uzhursky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uzhursky District as the district town of Uzhur.[1] As a municipal division, the district town of Uzhur is incorporated within Uzhursky Municipal District as Uzhur Urban Settlement.[3]


Economy


The economy of the town is based on well-developed agriculture and the railway line. The most developed agricultural aspects are crops growing, dairy and milk production, and cattle and sheep breeding. There are about fifty different businesses in Uzhur. 90% of all production is food industry. Some part of it is exported all over Krasnoyarsk Krai.[8]


Military


Uzhur is home to the 62nd Missile Division of the Strategic Rocket Forces of Russia and houses a base containing several R-36M ICBMs.[9]


References


A church in Uzhur
A church in Uzhur

Notes


  1. Law #10-4765
  2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. Law #13-3028
  4. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  7. 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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 via Demoscope Weekly.
  8. Uzhur Town Profile
  9. http://www.janes360.com/images/assets/692/47692/Russia_upgrades_its_missile_arsenal.pdf [bare URL PDF]

Sources



На других языках


- [en] Uzhur

[ru] Ужур

Ужу́р — город районного подчинения (с 1953) в России, административный центр Ужурского района Красноярского края.



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