Kambarka
| Kambarka (English) Камбарка (Russian) Камбарка (Udmurt) |
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 A monument in Kambarka to the warriors fallen in the Great Patriotic War |
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.svg) Location of the Udmurt Republic in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Udmurt Republic |
| Administrative district | Kambarsky District |
| Town of district significance | Kambarka |
| Administrative center of | Kambarsky District, town of district significance of Kambarka |
| Municipal status (as of September 2007) | |
| Municipal district | Kambarsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Kambarskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Kambarsky Municipal District, Kambarskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 11,021 inhabitants |
| Time zone | SAMT (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | 1761–1767 |
| Town status since | 1945 |
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Kambarka (Russian: Камбарка) is a town and the administrative center of Kambarsky District of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located on the Kambarka River (Kama's basin), 116 kilometers (72 mi) southeast of Izhevsk. Population: 11,021 (2010 Census);12,636 (2002 Census);13,258 (1989 Census).
It was founded as a settlement around a Demidov ironworks, which was constructed in 1761–1767. It was granted town status in 1945.
The city of Kambarka was one of the residence centers of the Udmurt Jews.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kambarka serves as the administrative center of Kambarsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kambarsky District as the town of district significance of Kambarka. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kambarka is incorporated within Kambarsky Municipal District as Kambarskoye Urban Settlement.
Kambarka Engineering Works operates in the town. Operates a chemical plant.
A chemical weapons destruction plant was built in Kambarka during the Soviet times. This was in accordance to the obligations under the CWC to destroy all of the chemical weapon stockpiles by 2012.
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