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Zheleznogorsk, Kursk Oblast

Town in Kursk Oblast, Russia

Summary

Town in Kursk Oblast, Russia

Field	Value
en_name	Zheleznogorsk
ru_name	Железногорск
image_skyline	Zheleznogorsk.jpg
image_caption	Lenina Street in Zheleznogorsk
coordinates
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image_coa	Coat of Arms of Zheleznogorsk (Kursk oblast).png
image_flag	Flag_of_Zheleznogorsk_(Kursk_oblast).png
federal_subject	Kursk Oblast
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adm_city_jur	town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk
adm_city_jur_ref
adm_ctr_of1	Zheleznogorsky District
adm_ctr_of1_ref
adm_ctr_of2	town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk
adm_ctr_of2_ref
inhabloc_cat	Town
inhabloc_cat_ref
urban_okrug_jur	Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug
urban_okrug_jur_ref
mun_admctr_of1	Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug
mun_admctr_of1_ref
mun_admctr_of2	Zheleznogorsky Municipal District
mun_admctr_of2_ref
pop_2010census	95049
pop_2010census_rank	181st
pop_2010census_ref
established_date	1957
current_cat_date	1962
website	http://feradmin.rkursk.ru/
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	14
mapframe-wikidata	yes
mapframe-marker	village

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Zheleznogorsk () is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located 130 km northwest of Kursk. Its population according to censuses taken in varying years is:

History

Zheleznogorsk was founded in 1957 due to the development of iron ore deposits in the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly. It was granted town status in 1962.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zheleznogorsk serves as the administrative center of Zheleznogorsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk is incorporated as Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug. Basis of Zheleznogorsk economy is manufacturing. There are located 18 big industrial factories, the biggest among them is Mikhailovsky Mining and Refining Facility. In 2015 it produced 18% of total mining production in Russia.

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References

{{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
Resolution #489
Law #48-ZKO

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