Kambarka () is a

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and the

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of Kambarsky District of the Udmurt Republic,

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, located on the Kambarka River (

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's basin), southeast of

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. Population:

History

It was founded as a settlement around a

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, which was constructed in 1761–1767. It was granted town status in 1945. The city of Kambarka was one of the residence centers of the Udmurt Jews.Altyntsev A.V., "The Concept of Love in Ashkenazim of Udmurtia and Tatarstan", Nauka Udmurtii. 2013. № 4 (66), p. 131. (Алтынцев А.В.
"Чувство любви в понимании евреев-ашкенази Удмуртии и Татарстана".
Наука Удмуртии. 2013. №4. С. 131: Комментарии.)

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kambarka serves as the

of Kambarsky District.Law #46-RZ As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kambarsky District as the

town of district significance Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...

of Kambarka. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kambarka is incorporated within Kambarsky Municipal District as Kambarskoye Urban Settlement.Law #81-ZR

Economy

Kambarka Engineering Works operates in the town. They mainly produce locomotives and other railway stock. Operates a chemical plant.

Chemical weapons destruction plant

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s destruction plant was built in Kambarka during the Soviet times. This was in accordance to the obligations under the CWC to destroy all of the chemical weapon stockpiles by 2012.

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

On May 17, 2002, Mayor Georgy Kislov signed a Sister Cities International agreement with Mayor Charlie Roberts of the city of Tooele, Utah in the

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. As of 2022, Tooele, Utah is no longer in an agreement with the City of Kambarka due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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External links

Official website of Kambarka

Kambarka Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Udmurtia Osinsky Uyezd