Boksitogorsk
| Boksitogorsk (English) Бокситогорск (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Leningrad Oblast in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Boksitogorsky District |
| Settlement municipal formation | Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
| Administrative center of | Boksitogorsky District, Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
| Municipal status (as of November 2011) | |
| Municipal district | Boksitogorsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Boksitogorskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Boksitogorsky Municipal District, Boksitogorskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 16,585 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Town status since | 1950 |
| Previous names | Boksity (until 1935) |
| Postal code(s) | 187650, 187651 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81366 |
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Boksitogorsk (Russian: Бокситого́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Boksitogorsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Pyardomlya River in the basin of the Syas River, 245 kilometers (152 mi) east of St. Petersburg. Population: 16,585. (2010 Census)
The settlement of Boksity (Бокси́ты) was established in 1929 to house the workers of the local bauxite mine. It was a part of Tikhvinsky District of Leningrad Oblast. In December of the 1934, the construction of a bauxite plant started. In 1935, the settlement was granted urban-type settlement status and given its present name. In 1940, the population neared 10,000 and a school, kindergarten, nursery, ambulatory and drugstore, several canteens, and shops were built. In 1950, Boksitogorsk was granted town status and on July 25, 1952 it became the administrative center of Boksitogorsky District.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Boksitogorsk serves as the administrative center of Boksitogorsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated within Boksitogorsky District as Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation. As a municipal division, Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Boksitogorsky Municipal District as Boksitogorskoye Urban Settlement.
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