Kamensk-Uralsky
| Kamensk-Uralsky (English) Каменск-Уральский (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | City of Kamensk-Uralsky |
| Administrative center of | Kamensky District, City of Kamensk-Uralsky |
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| Urban okrug | Kamensk-Uralsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Kamensk-Uralsky Urban Okrug |
| Head | Mikhail Astakhov |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 174,689 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 104th |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| City status since | 1935 |
| Postal code(s) | 6234XX |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3439 |
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Kamensk-Uralsky (Russian: Ка́менск-Ура́льский) is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kamenka and Iset Rivers (Ob's basin). Population: 174,689 (2010 Census);186,153 (2002 Census);207,780 (1989 Census); 173,000 (1972); 51,000 (1939).
Kamensky Zavod was founded in the late 17th century as a settlement next to the cast iron smelting factory and foundry, commissioned on October 15, 1701. For the first two centuries of existence it was known for its cannons.
First schools opened in Kamensk in 1724. The cast iron smelting factory was rebuilt in 1825–1829. Railway traffic started on December 6, 1885. The first library opened in 1899. In 1934, Sinarsky Pipe Works was established. In 1939, Ural Aluminum Factory was established.
Kamensk was granted city status in 1935 and renamed Kamensk-Uralsky in 1940.
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, Kamensk-Uralsky serves as the administrative center of Kamensky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated separately as the City of Kamensk-Uralsky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the City of Kamensk-Uralsky is incorporated as Kamensk-Uralsky Urban Okrug.
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