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Lysva

Lysva (English)
Лысьва (Russian)
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Map of Russia - Perm Krai (2008-03).svg
Location of Perm Krai in Russia
Lysva is located in Perm Krai
Lysva
Lysva
Location of Lysva in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 58°06′01″N 57°48′15″E / 58.10028°N 57.80417°E / 58.10028; 57.80417Coordinates: 58°06′01″N 57°48′15″E / 58.10028°N 57.80417°E / 58.10028; 57.80417
Coat of Arms of Lysva (Perm krai).png
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of December 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Perm Krai
Administratively subordinated to town of krai significance of Lysva
Administrative center of town of krai significance of Lysva
Municipal status (as of December 2011)
Urban okrug Lysvensky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Lysvensky Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 65,918 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 238th
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Founded 1785
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Lysva (Russian: Лысьва) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located in the eastern part of the krai on the Lysva River, 86 kilometers (53 mi) from Perm. Population: 65,918 (2010 Census);71,148 (2002 Census);76,614 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1785 as a place of residence for industrial workers. In 1926, it was granted town status.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty-nine rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Lysva—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Lysva is incorporated as Lysvensky Urban Okrug.

The town's major industry are machine building and metalworking. It is exporting sheet iron, equipment for oil extraction, electric motors and others.

There are non-electrified railway line runs through town, that connect Lysva with Kalino station on the Gornozavodsk railway line.


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