Sayanogorsk

Sajanogorsk (Russian Саяногорск ) is a city in the Republic of Khakassia (Russia) with 49 887 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ).

Geography

The city is situated on the northern edge of the Sayan Mountains, about 75 km south of the capital of Republic of Abakan, on the left bank of the Yenisei. The climate is continental.

The city is Sajanogorsk the Republic administratively subordinated directly. The city district are also manages the settlements of urban type Maina ( Майна, 10 km upstream, 5.063 inhabitants) and Birdcherrylands ( Черёмушки, 30 km upstream, 8.374 inhabitants), so that the total population of the administrative unit town Sajanogorsk is 63 326 (calculated 2009).

History

Since the beginning of the 18th century consisted in place of the present town, the village Osnatschennoje ( Означенное ). The river upstream location Maina was given the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957, when there Maina dam and hydroelectric power plant were built at the Yenisei. The town itself was founded in connection with the construction of the Sayano - Schuschensker hydropower plant and the Sayan aluminum plant on November 6, 1975.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy and infrastructure

The economy is through the Sayan Aluminum Plant ( Саянский алюминиевый завод ) and the Khakassia aluminum plant ( Хакасский алюминиевый завод, built in 2007 ) was determined. Both belong to the world's biggest aluminum producer RUSAL. In particular, the energy requirements of these works will be covered by the location at Birdcherrylands Sayano - Schuschensker hydroelectric power plant ( the most powerful of Russia and one of the world's biggest ) and the considerably smaller Maina hydroelectric power plant at Maina. There are also in Sajanogorsk construction industry (marble degradation by Sajanmramor ), light and food industries.

Sajanogorsk and jenisseiaufwärts nearby settlements Maina and Birdcherrylands own railway connection ( freight only ) for Sajanogorsk of 66 km distant station Kamyschta at the " South Siberian Railway " Novokuznetsk - Abakan - Taischet.

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