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Coat of arms
  
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Federal subject
  
Khabarovsk Krai

Local time
  
Wednesday 6:01 PM

Country
  
Russia

Area
  
145 km²

Amursk

Administratively subordinated to
  
town of krai significance of Amursk

Administrative center of
  
town of krai significance of Amursk, Amursky District

Municipal district
  
Amursky Municipal District

Weather
  
-7°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 68% Humidity

Amursk (Russian: Аму́рск) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Amur River 45 kilometers (28 mi) south of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Population: 42,970 (2010 Census); 47,759 (2002 Census); 58,395 (1989 Census).

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Map of Amursk, Khabarovskiy Kray, Russia, 682643

History

It was founded as an urban-type settlement on June 19, 1958, in connection with the construction of a pulp mill near the Nanai settlement Padali. Town status was granted to it in 1973.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Amursk serves as the administrative center of Amursky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Amursk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Amursk is incorporated within Amursky Municipal District as Amursk Urban Settlement.

Demographics

The population grew from 3,500 in 1959 to a high point of 58,395 inhabitants in 1989. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the population trend reversed.

Economy

In addition to the cellulose and paper mill, there is chemical production and timber production conducted in and near the town, as well as some machinery production.

Transportation

There is a goods railway to the town, connecting to the Khabarovsk-Komsomolsk-Dzemgi line at the station of Mylki. There is also a road connection to Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

References

Amursk Wikipedia