Lesosibirsk

Lessosibirsk (Russian Лесосибирск ) is a Russian city with 61 139 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) in the Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia.

Geography

The city is located on the Yenisei River not far from the mouth of a tributary, the Angara River, about 300 kilometers north of the regional capital of Krasnoyarsk. Surrounded by the forests of the Siberian taiga, Lessosibirsk has a large sawmill. Lessosibirsk is in the Angara - sub country and is part of the Central Siberian Plateau, a strong cut through the site, which is up to 500 meters above sea level. The climate is sharply continental with long harsh winters and short summers warm. Average temperatures in winter -22 ° C, in summer 16 to 18 ° C.

History

Lessosibirsk (literally as " wooden town in Siberia" ) was founded in 1975 from the two villages Maklakowo and Nowomaklakowo as a domestic port city on the Yenisei.

The supply is mainly from across the river from Krasnoyarsk in about 18 hours. It comes after Lessosibirsk but also with a bus (the trip takes 5-6 hours) or take the night train ( departure from Krassnojarsk at 19:41, arrival after Lessosibirsk to 7.19 clock ). Lessosibirsk is the terminus of the railway line from Atschinsk ( a branch of the Trans-Siberian railway at km 3914 ) and was built to connect the region north of Atschinsk for the timber industry.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy

Lessosibirsk deemed to be Russian "Capital of the timber industry ": The foundation of the city a few dozen saw mills with an annual production of up to 3 million cubic meters of wood. Also the wood chemical industry is represented and produced, among other things pulp, rosin and turpentine.

The training program consists of Technical and Pedagogical university, professional school, wood- technical colleague, vocational schools and art schools.