Boksitogorsk () is a

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and the

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Boksitogorsky District Boksitogorsky District () is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #78-oz district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Tikhvinsky District in the no ...

Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast (, ; ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). The oblast has an area of and a population of 2,000,997 (2021 Russian census, 2021 Census); up from 1,716,868 recorded in the 2010 Russian census ...

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, located on the banks of the Pyardomlya River in the basin of the Syas River, east of St. Petersburg. Population:

History

The settlement of Boksity () was established in 1929 to house the workers of the local

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mine. It was a part of

Tikhvinsky District Tikhvinsky District () is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #52-oz district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Leningrad Oblast, seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and ...

of Leningrad Oblast. In December 1934, the construction of a bauxite plant started. In 1935, the settlement was granted

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status and given its present name. In 1940, the population neared 10,000 and a school, kindergarten, nursery, ambulatory and drugstore, several canteens, and shops were built. In 1950, Boksitogorsk was granted town status and on July 25, 1952 it became the administrative center of Boksitogorsky District.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Boksitogorsk serves as the

.Oblast Law #32-oz As an administrative division, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated within Boksitogorsky District as Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation. As a municipal division, Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Boksitogorsky Municipal District as Boksitogorskoye Urban Settlement.Law #78-oz

Demographics

Population: The town population reached its peak in 1979, at 23,200 people. Like much of Russia, the population of Boksitogorsk has gradually decreased since the 1980s. The ethnic composition of the town's population is primarily Russian.

Economy

Industry

Several manufacturing enterprises are located in Boksitogorsk, including the aluminum metallurgy plant, which is one of the daughter companies of Rusal, as well as producers of reinforced concrete, alcohol, food, and milk. Companies extracting peat and producing plastic ware also operate out of Boksitogorsk.

Transportation

Autoroute H-3 Dymi–Boksitogorsk– Bochevo runs across the town. Autoroute A-114 Issad– Pikalyovo–

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runs to the north of Boksitogorsk. A local line connects Bolshoy Dvor railway station on the St. Petersburg–Vologda railway line with Boksitogorsk. However, currently there is no passenger service. Domestic flights onboard

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and Yak-12 craft to

Leningrad Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

and Tikhvin were serviced from the local airfield between the 1960s and 1980s. Public transport includes several town, suburb, and inter-town bus routes operated by local transport companies.

Culture and recreation

Boksitogorsk contains one cultural heritage monument classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. This is the cinema building.

Twin towns and sister cities

Boksitogorsk is twinned with: * Kiukainen (consolidated in 2009 with

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, Finland *

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, Finland

References

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External links

Official website of Boksitogorsk

Boksitogorsk Business Directory
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