Artyom, Russia
| Artyom (English) Артём (Russian) |
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| City Day | Last Sunday of August |
| Administrative status (as of December 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
| Administratively subordinated to | Artyom City Under Krai Jurisdiction |
| Administrative center of | Artyom City Under Krai Jurisdiction |
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| Urban okrug | Artyomovsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Artyomovsky Urban Okrug |
| Head | Vladimir Novikov |
| Representative body | Duma |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 102,603 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 158th |
| Time zone | VLAT (UTC+10:00) |
| Founded | 1924 |
| City status since | October 26, 1938 |
| Postal code(s) | 692486, 692750, 692751, 692753, 692754, 692756, 692759, 692760, 692764, 692766–692771, 692775, 692778 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42337 |
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Artyom (Russian: Артём; IPA: [ɐrˈtʲɵm]) is a city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located in the north of the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula. Population: 102,603 (2010 Census);64,145 (2002 Census);68,887 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1924 near the Zybunny pit mine, named after revolutionary Fyodor Sergeyev who was better known by his nickname Artyom. On October 26, 1938, it was granted town status. In 2004, the amalgamation of surrounding former urban-type settlements of Uglovoye, Zavodskoy, and Artyomovsky into the city saw its official population rise from around 60,000 to over 100,000.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as Artyom City Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Artyom City Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Artyomovsky Urban Okrug.
Half of the able-bodied population of Artyom is engaged in the production of materials.
Artyom has twenty-nine industrial enterprises, half of which are private. Among the consumer goods produced in the town are furniture, china, sewing production. The companies employing the largest number of workers in Artyom are Primorskoye Mine Administration (3,500 people) and Artyom-Mebel Furniture Factory (1,100 people). Fifteen joint ventures have been registered in Artyom.
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