Chusovoy (; Komi Permyak: Чусва, ''Čusva'') is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

Perm Krai Perm Krai (, ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a Krais of Russia, krai), located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is Perm, Russia, Perm. The population of the krai was 2,532,405 (2021 Russian census, 2021 ...

, Russia, located at the

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of the Usva and Vilva Rivers with the Chusovaya River, east of Perm, the

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of the

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. Population:

History

It was founded in 1878 during the construction of the Gornozavodsk railway and with the building of the metallurgical plant. In 1933, it was granted town status. After the construction of the bridge over the Chusovaya River in 1964, the town started to develop on the river's left bank.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three work settlements ( Kalino, Lyamino, and Skalny) and seventy rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Chusovoy (Chusovoy Urban Okrug) —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #416-67 As a municipal division, the town of Chusovoy, together with the work settlement of Lyamino and two rural localities, is incorporated as Chusovskoye Urban Settlement within Chusovskoy Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's

.Law #1892-414 The remaining two work settlements and sixty-eight rural localities are grouped into seven rural settlements within Chusovskoy Municipal District.

Economy

The main industry of the town is ferrous metallurgy. There are also engineering, metalworking, production of building materials and others. Metallurgical Plant of Chusovoy makes it a company town.

Transportation

Chusovoy is a major transportation hub. Gornozavodsk railway and the railway that runs to Solikamsk connect the town with Perm and other towns in the eastern part of the krai. Kungur–

Solikamsk Solikamsk (, , also Соликамскӧй, ''Sovkamsköy'') is a town in Perm Krai, Russia. Modern Solikamsk is the third-largest town in the krai, with a population of History The earliest surviving recorded mention of Solikamsk, initially a ...

highway runs through Chusovoy. In recent years, it was connected with Perm by a new road through Polazna.

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External links

Official website of Chusovoy

Chusovoy Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Perm Krai Chusovoy Urban Okrug Permsky Uyezd Monotowns in Russia