Ust-Bolsheretsk

Ust-Bolsheretsk
Усть-Большерецк
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Ust-Bolsheretsk is located in Russia
Ust-Bolsheretsk
Ust-Bolsheretsk
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Ust-Bolsheretsk is located in Kamchatka Krai
Ust-Bolsheretsk
Ust-Bolsheretsk
Ust-Bolsheretsk (Kamchatka Krai)
Coordinates: 52°49′30″N 156°16′50″E / 52.82500°N 156.28056°E / 52.82500; 156.28056
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKamchatka Krai
Administrative districtUst-Bolsheretsky District
Founded1911
Population
 • Total
2,116
 • Estimate 
(2023)
1,450 (−31.5%)
 • Capital ofUst-Bolsheretsky District
Time zoneUTC+12 (MSK+9 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code
684100
OKTMO ID30616410101

Ust-Bolsheretsk (Russian: Усть-Большерецк) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Ust-Bolsheretsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Population: 2,116 (2010 census); 2,277 (2002 census); 3,075 (1989 Soviet census).

History

The village was founded in an area known as Khaikova Pad' (Russian: Хайкова Падь), situated near where the Khaikovskiy Stream meets the Amchagacha River. In 1910, work commenced on a radio telegraph line along the pre-existing country road, and by 1911, a post and telegraph station, along with several residences for line maintenance workers and the western coast fisheries supervision service, were constructed within Ust-Bolsheretsk. The regional newspaper "Udarnik" was first published in 1932. In 1953, there were intentions to initiate the construction of a railway connecting these settlements; however, following Joseph Stalin's death, these plans were abandoned on 21 March, 1953. The dirt road from Petropavlovsk to Ust-Bolsheretsk was opened in 1972.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ↑ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  5. ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  6. ↑ СТОЛЕТИЕ УСТЬ-БОЛЬШЕРЕЦКА. Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine // Official website of Ust-Bolsheretsk

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