Ust-Katav (English) Усть-Катав (Russian) |
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Administrative status (as of September 2011) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
Administratively subordinated to | Town of Ust-Katav |
Administrative center of | Town of Ust-Katav |
Municipal status (as of September 2011) | |
Urban okrug | Ust-Katavsky Urban Okrug |
Administrative center of | Ust-Katavsky Urban Okrug |
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Population (2010 Census) | 23,580 inhabitants |
Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
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Ust-Katav (Russian: Усть-Катав) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Yuryuzan River. Population: 23,580 (2010 Census);25,898 (2002 Census);31,218 (1989 Census).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Ust-Katav—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Ust-Katav is incorporated as Ust-Katavsky Urban Okrug.
Ust-Katav is best known for its factory UKVZ, which is the production place of the world's most numerous model of streetcar, the KTM-5.
Ust-Katav is situated near the Trans-Siberian Railway, as well as the M5 "Ural" motorway.