Asbest
| Asbest (English) Асбест (Russian) |
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 Welcome sign at the entrance to Asbest, saying "Asbest is my town and destiny" |
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| Administrative status (as of 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Asbest |
| Administrative center of | Town of Asbest |
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| Urban okrug | Asbestovsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Asbestovsky Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 68,893 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Town status since | 1933 |
| Previous names | Kudelka (until 1933) |
| Postal code(s) | 624260 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 34365 |
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Asbest (Russian: Асбе́ст) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Reft River (right tributary of the Pyshma) on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains, 70 kilometers (43 mi) northeast of Yekaterinburg. Population: 68,893 (2010 Census);76,328 (2002 Census);84,470 (1989 Census).
The town is named for its asbestos industry.
It was founded in 1889 as Kudelka (Куделька). It was granted town status and given its present name in 1933.
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with the work settlements of Malysheva and Reftinsky and five rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Asbest—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, Asbest and two rural localities are incorporated as Asbestovsky Urban Okrug. The urban-type settlement of Malysheva, together with three other rural localities, is incorporated separately as Malyshevsky Urban Okrug, and the urban-type settlement of Reftinsky is incorporated separately as Reftinsky Urban Okrug.
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