Zakamensk

For other uses of "Zakamensk", see Zakamensk (disambiguation).

Zakamensk (English) Закаменск (Russian) Захаамин (Buryat)
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Zakamensk Location of Zakamensk in the Republic of Buryatia
Coordinates:
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Buryatia
Administrative district	Zakamensky District
Town	Zakamensk
Administrative center of	Zakamensky District, Town of Zakamensk
Municipal status (as of July 2015)
Municipal district	Zakamensky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Zakamensk Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Zakamensky Municipal District, Zakamensk Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	11,524 inhabitants
Time zone	IRKT (UTC+08:00)
Founded	1893
Town status since	1944
Previous names	Gorodok (until 1959)
Postal code(s)	671950, 671959
Dialing code(s)	+7 301370
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Zakamensk (Russian: Зака́менск; Buryat: Захаамин, Zakhaamin) is a town and the administrative center of Zakamensky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the Dzhida River 420 kilometers (260 mi) southwest of Ulan-Ude and 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from the border with Mongolia. Population: 11,524 (2010 Census); 12,709 (2002 Census); 15,591 (1989 Census).

History

It was founded in 1893 as a mining settlement under the name of Gorodok. Mining of the local tungsten and molybdenum reserves began in 1933. Town status was granted to it in 1944. It was renamed Zakamensk in 1959, from the Russian term Zakamen which had been used for the region since the 17th century. The word means beyond the rocks in Russian, referring to its location beyond the Chamar-Daban mountains.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zakamensk serves as the administrative center of Zakamensky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zakamensky District as the Town of Zakamensk. As a municipal division, the Town of Zakamensk and Kholtosonsky Selsoviet are incorporated within Zakamensky Municipal District as Zakamensk Urban Settlement.

History of the municipal divisions

Kholtosonsky Selsoviet used to be municipally incorporated as Kholtosonskoye Rural Settlement, but the latter was merged into Zakamensk Urban Settlement on July 18, 2015.

Economy and transportation

The town's economy relies mainly on the mining and processing of metal ores, which are then mainly transported to smelters in the Ural Mountains. There is road from Zakamensk to Dzhida railway station, 253 kilometers (157 mi) to the east on the Trans-Mongolian Railway.

References

Sources

• Правительство Республики Бурятия. Постановление №431 от 18 ноября 2009 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия», в ред. Постановления №573 от 13 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Постановление Правительства Республики Бурятия от 18.11.2009 №431 "О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия"». Вступил в силу 18 ноября 2009 г. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №216, Официальный вестник №120, 21 ноября 2009 г. (Government of the Republic of Buryatia. Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Resolution #573 of November 13, 2015 On Amending Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of November 18, 2009.).
• Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия. Закон №985-III от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия», в ред. Закона №1411-V от 14 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Бурятия "Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №1, Официальный вестник №1, 12 января 2005 г. (People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia. Law #985-III of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Law #1411-V of October 14, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Buryatia "On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).