Novoulyanovsk (English) Новоульяновск (Russian) |
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Location of Ulyanovsk Oblast in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of July 2011) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Ulyanovsk Oblast |
Administratively subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Novoulyanovsk |
Administrative center of | town of oblast significance of Novoulyanovsk |
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Urban okrug | Novoulyanovsk Urban Okrug |
Administrative center of | Novoulyanovsk Urban Okrug |
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Population (2010 Census) | 16,033 inhabitants |
Time zone | SAMT (UTC+04:00) |
Founded | 1960 |
Town status since | 1967 |
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Novoulyanovsk (Russian: Новоулья́новск) is a town in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 19 kilometers (12 mi) south of Ulyanovsk. Population: 16,033 (2010 Census);17,595 (2002 Census);16,757 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1960 as a settlement around a cement factory.Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1961 and a town status—in 1967.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Novoulyanovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Novoulyanovsk is incorporated as Novoulyanovsk Urban Okrug.
Today there are significant reserves of raw materials for cement production, cement factory here working Eurocement group, factories asbestos cement products and concrete structures, soft roof.