Country Russia Administrative district Zakamensky District Area 59.22 km² | Federal subject Republic of Buryatia Town Zakamensk Local time Monday 12:07 AM | |
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Administrative center of Zakamensky District, Town of Zakamensk Municipal district Zakamensky Municipal District Weather -1°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Zakamensk (Russian: Зака́менск; Buryat: Захаамин, Zakhaamin) is a town and the administrative center of Zakamensky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the Dzhida River 420 kilometers (260 mi) southwest of Ulan-Ude and 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from the border with Mongolia. Population: 11,524 (2010 Census); 12,709 (2002 Census); 15,591 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Zakamensk Buryatia Russia 671950
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- History of the municipal divisions
- Economy and transportation
- References
Map of Zakamensk, Buryatia, Russia, 671950
History
It was founded in 1893 as a mining settlement under the name of Gorodok. Mining of the local tungsten and molybdenum reserves began in 1933. Town status was granted to it in 1944. It was renamed Zakamensk in 1959, from the Russian term Zakamen which had been used for the region since the 17th century. The word means beyond the rocks in Russian, referring to its location beyond the Chamar-Daban mountains.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zakamensk serves as the administrative center of Zakamensky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zakamensky District as the Town of Zakamensk. As a municipal division, the Town of Zakamensk and Kholtosonsky Selsoviet are incorporated within Zakamensky Municipal District as Zakamensk Urban Settlement.
History of the municipal divisions
Kholtosonsky Selsoviet used to be municipally incorporated as Kholtosonskoye Rural Settlement, but the latter was merged into Zakamensk Urban Settlement on July 18, 2015.
Economy and transportation
The town's economy relies mainly on the mining and processing of metal ores, which are then mainly transported to smelters in the Ural Mountains. There is road from Zakamensk to Dzhida railway station, 253 kilometers (157 mi) to the east on the Trans-Mongolian Railway.