Chusovoy
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| Administrative status (as of June 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Perm Krai |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of krai significance of Chusovoy |
| Administrative center of | town of krai significance of Chusovoy |
| Municipal status (as of December 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Chusovskoy Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Chusovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Chusovskoy Municipal District, Chusovskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 46,735 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Town status since | 1933 |
| Postal code(s) | 618200–618206, 618249 |
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Chusovoy (Russian: Чусово́й) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Usva and Vilva Rivers with the Chusovaya River, 140 kilometers (87 mi) east of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 46,735 (2010 Census);51,615 (2002 Census);57,874 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1878 during the construction of the Gornozavodsk railway and with the building of the metallurgical plant. In 1933, it was granted town status. After the construction of the bridge over the Chusovaya River in 1964, the town started to develop on the river's left bank.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three work settlements (Kalino, Lyamino, and Skalny) and seventy rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Chusovoy—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of Chusovoy, together with the work settlement of Lyamino and two rural localities, is incorporated as Chusovskoye Urban Settlement within Chusovskoy Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center. The remaining two work settlements and sixty-eight rural localities are grouped into seven rural settlements within Chusovskoy Municipal District.
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