Miass
| Miass (English) Миасс (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of September 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | City of Miass |
| Administrative center of | City of Miass |
| Municipal status (as of September 2011) | |
| Urban okrug | Miassky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Miassky Urban Okrug |
| Head of Miassky Urban Okrug | Igor Voynov |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 151,751 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 115th |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1773 |
| City status since | 1923 |
| Postal code(s) | 456300 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3513 |
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Miass (Russian: Миа́сс; IPA: [mʲɪˈas]) is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located 96 kilometers (60 mi) west of Chelyabinsk, on the eastern slope of the Southern Ural Mountains, on the bank of the Miass River. Population: 151,751 (2010 Census);158,420 (2002 Census);167,839 (1989 Census).
Miass name is taken from the Bashkirs (Bashkir: Мейәс), the indigenous inhabitants of these places.
It was founded in 1773 as a copper mining factory. During the 19th century, the development was driven by the discovery of the richest gold deposits in the Urals. Average annual extraction of gold from the Miass region was about 640 kilograms (1,410 lb). In the mid-19th century, the volume of gold mining went down, and the development of Miass also slowed. Town status was granted to Miass in 1923. In 1941, an automobile factory (which still operates as UralAZ) was built.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-eight rural localities, incorporated as the City of Miass—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the City of Miass is incorporated as Miassky Urban Okrug.
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