Oktyabrsky, Arkhangelsk Oblast
| Oktyabrsky (in English) Октябрьский (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Ustyansky District |
| Municipal status (as of March 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Ustyansky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Oktyabrskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Ustyansky Municipal District, Oktyabrskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 9,307 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Previous names | Pervomaysky (until 1958) |
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Oktyabrsky (Russian: Октя́брьский, known in 1951—1958 as Pervomaysky Первома́йский), is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Ustyansky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ustya River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Oktyabrskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population: 9,307 (2010 Census);10,081 (2002 Census);10,169 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1951 due to the construction of Shangalskaya timber logging camp. Until 1958, it was known as Pervomaysky. Both names are derived from the Soviet holidays: Pervomaysky refers to the May Day, whereas Oktyabrsky refers to the October Revolution.
The population growth accelerated after a factory producing construction blocks was open in 1957.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1960, when former Pavlitsovsky Selsoviet was abolished, and its area was subordinated to the authority of Oktyabrsky.
On September 26, 1975, the administrative center of the district was transferred from the selo of Shangaly to Oktyabrsky, but it took some time before all the district services had moved.
The industry of Oktyabrsky is mainly timber industry and production of concrete construction blocks. Timber used to be rafted down the Ustya River, but in the 1990s this practice was stopped.
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