Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast
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| Administrative status (as of June 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Mezhdurechensk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Administrative center of | Mezhdurechensky District, Mezhdurechensk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Municipal status (as of January 2012) | |
| Urban okrug | Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug |
| Head | Vadim Shamonin |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 101,678 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 159th |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Founded | 1946 |
| City status since | 1955 |
| Previous names | Olzheras (until 1955) |
| Postal code(s) | 652870 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 38475 |
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Mezhdurechensk (Russian: Междуреченск; IPA: [mʲɪʐdʊˈrʲetɕɪnsk]) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 101,678 (2010 Census);101,987 (2002 Census);107,014 (1989 Census).
It was established in 1946 and granted town status in 1955.
Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed near the city in 1994.
Victory Day celebrations were cancelled in the city after the nearby Raspadskaya mine explosion killed 91 people in 2010.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mezhdurechensk serves as the administrative center of Mezhdurechensky District, even though is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Mezhdurechensk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of Mezhdurechensk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction and of Mezhdurechensky District are incorporated as Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug.
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