Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Komsomolsk-on- Amur (Russian Комсомольск - на - Амуре / Komsomolsk -na- Amure ) is a major city in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East Federal District in Russia, with 263 906 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ). It is the cultural center of the region with universities, theaters and museums.

Geography and climate

Komsomolsk on the left bank of the Amur River, and extends to about 30 kilometers there. The distance to the Capital Region Khabarovsk is 348 miles and the Pacific coast around 300 km. The nearest town is Amursk, located just 40 km south of Komsomolsk.

In the area of Komsomolsk has a continental climate, for the frequent due to the relative proximity to the Pacific hurricanes in the summer are characteristic. The total annual rainfall amounts to 570 mm per year, the coldest month is January with an average temperature of -21 ° C, the warmest is July with 19 ° C.

The Amur out here a water volume of 2,930 m³ / sec ( January 1985) and 17,700 m³ / sec ( May 1985) and its river bed has reached the urban area has a width of up to 2.5 kilometers.

History

The territory of the present-day city was originally part of China and came under Russian rule in 1858. In 1860 there arose the village Permskoje, which was founded by settlers from the province of Perm.

1931, the government decided the Russian SFSR, to erect a shipyard in Komsomolsk-on- Amur area of ​​today's shore. A few months later, in May of 1932, took the first group of volunteers from different areas of the Soviet Union - most of these volunteers were young people and belonged to the Communist youth organization " Komsomol " - the construction of the future city. For this reason, they called the city of Komsomolsk later ( with the suffix " -on-Amur " to avoid confusion with the same locations such as Komsomolsk (Ivanovo ) ), also applies since 1932 as the founding year of the city.

In the summer of 1933, the foundation stone of the shipyard was held, which was completed by 1939 along with several other industries. The expansion of the industry in Komsomolsk was driven in the second half of the 20th century on.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy and Transport

Even today considered as Komsomolsk industrial center of the region with iron metallurgy, machinery, oil processing, light industry, food industry and shipbuilding. In addition, Komsomolsk is known for its aerospace industry, as there is a production facility for Sukhoi - machines.

The city has a river port on the Amur, an airport and is the end point of the Baikal - Amur Mainline also an important railway junction. The urban transport system is supported among others by an independent tram network.

Twinning

  • China People's Republic of Jiamusi, China
  • Japan Kamo, Japan

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Yuri Bereschko ( born 1984 ), volleyball player
  • Vladimir Gawrin (* 1941), neutrino physicists
  • Anastasia Kravchenko (* 1986), ski orienteer
  • Sergei Plotnikov (* 1990), ice hockey player
  • Valeri Rjumin ( born 1939 ), former cosmonaut
  • Julija Tschepalowa (* 1976), cross-country skier and Olympic champion
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