Vorkuta
| Vorkuta (English) Воркута (Russian) Вӧркута (Komi) |
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| Administrative status (as of October 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of republic significance of Vorkuta |
| Administrative center of | town of republic significance of Vorkuta |
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| Urban okrug | Vorkuta Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Vorkuta Urban Okrug |
| Administration Manager | Igor Gurlev |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 70,548 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 224th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | January 4, 1936 |
| Town status since | November 26, 1943 |
| Postal code(s) | 169900 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 82151 |
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Vorkuta (Russian: Воркута́; Komi: Вӧркута, Vörkuta; Nenets for place teems with bears) is a coal-mining town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated just north of the Arctic Circle in the Pechora coal basin at the Usa River. Population: 70,548 (2010 Census);84,917 (2002 Census);115,646 (1989 Census).
Industrial coal fields by Vorkuta River were discovered in 1930 by geologist Georgy Chernov. Georgy was the son of another geologist, Alexander Chernov, who promoted the development of the Pechora coal basin, which included the Vorkuta fields. With this discovery the coal mining industry started in Komi ASSR. At the time only the southern parts of the field were included in the Komi ASSR. The northern part, including Vorkuta, belonged to Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast. In 1931 a geologist settlement was established by the coal field, with most of the workers being inmates of the Ukhta-Pechora Camp of GULAG (Ухтпечлаг, Ukhpechlag). The origins of the town of Vorkuta are associated with one of the more notorious forced labour camps of the Gulag which was established in 1932, with the start of mining.
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