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Bakal, Russia

Bakal (in English)
Бакал (Russian)
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Bakal is located in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Bakal
Bakal
Location of Bakal in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°56′N 58°49′E / 54.933°N 58.817°E / 54.933; 58.817Coordinates: 54°56′N 58°49′E / 54.933°N 58.817°E / 54.933; 58.817
Coat of Arms of Bakal (Chelyabinsk oblast).png
Flag of Bakal (Chelyabinsk oblast).png
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Administrative status (as of June 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chelyabinsk Oblast
Administrative district Satkinsky District
Town Bakal
Administrative center of Town of Bakal
Municipal status (as of June 2014)
Municipal district Satkinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Bakalskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Bakalskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 20,940 inhabitants
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Founded 1757
Town status since October 25, 1951
Postal code(s) 456900, 456901, 456903
Official website

Bakal (Russian: Бака́л) is a town in Satkinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the western slopes of the Ural Mountains on the Chelyabinsk–Ufa railway branch, 264 kilometers (164 mi) west from Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 20,940 (2010 Census);22,314 (2002 Census);24,101 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1757 as a settlement of serfs resettled to man new Bakal iron ore mines owned by the association of Ivan and Yakov Tverdyshev and Ivan Myasnikov.

During 1941-1943, a gulag labor camp existed in the area known as Bakal ITL ("Bakal Corrective Labor Camp"), Bakallag (Бакаллаг, abbr. for "Bakal camp") or Bakalstroy of NKVD (Бакалстрой, abbr. for "Bakal construction"), with headquarters in Chelyabinsk. Its main occupations were the construction of a metallurgic, coke, and other plants, logging, and mining. Its peak inmate count was about 4,200. In addition, Bakalstroy was manned by Germans (with the peak count of over 27,000 as of January 1942).

Town status was granted to Bakal on October 25, 1951.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Satkinsky District as the Town of Bakal. As a municipal division, the Town of Bakal is incorporated within Satkinsky Municipal District as Bakalskoye Urban Settlement.


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