Kopeysk (Russian: Копе́йск) is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Chelyabinsk. Population: 147,806 (2021 Census);[7] 137,601 (2010 Census);[3] 73,342 (2002 Census);[8] 79,048 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population growth between 2002 and 2010 was caused by the annexation of surrounding settlements.

Kopeysk
Копейск
Administration Building, Kopeysk
Administration Building, Kopeysk
Flag of Kopeysk
Coat of arms of Kopeysk
Location of Kopeysk
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Kopeysk is located in Russia
Kopeysk
Kopeysk
Location of Kopeysk
Kopeysk is located in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Kopeysk
Kopeysk
Kopeysk (Chelyabinsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°06′N 61°37′E / 55.100°N 61.617°E / 55.100; 61.617
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChelyabinsk Oblast
Founded1907
City status since1933
Government
 • BodyAssembly of Deputies[1]
Area
 • Total236.71 km2 (91.39 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 • Total137,601
 • Rank123rd in 2010
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toCity of Kopeysk[4]
 • Capital ofCity of Kopeysk[4]
 • Urban okrugKopeysky Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofKopeysky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
456600—456602, 456604, 456607, 456609, 456610, 456612, 456614, 456617—456623, 456625, 456629, 456652—456659
Dialing code(s)+7 35139
OKTMO ID75728000001
Websitewww.kopeysk-okrug.ru

History

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Prior to 1928, this city was called Ugolnye Kopi, meaning coal mines (hence the pick on the city's coat of arms). The element "Ugolnye" was removed and the suffix "-sk" was added to indicate the locative.[10]

Economy

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Fountain in the square of Labor Glory

Until the 1990s the main economic sectors were Coal (with mines such as "Capital",Currently, all the mines are closed due to the low quality of the coal and the high costs of production. "Komsomolskaya", "Red Gornyachka", and "Central") and mechanical engineering – Kopeysk Machine-Building plant headquarter, the largest producer of coal and salt mining equipment in Russia, is located in this city. In recent years Kopejsk has developed a diversified economy. The city recorded more than 1,000 industrial enterprises and more than 7,000 private entrepreneurs. Existing companies produce goods such as plastic film, pipes with anticorrosive coating, ceramic proppant for the oil and gas industries, and vegetable oils.

Housing is being constructed, for example in the satellite city of Chelyabinsk.

Administrative structure

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Within the administrative-territorial framework of the Chelyabinsk Region, Kopeysk is a city of regional importance, to which three rural settlements are subordinate. Within the context of local government, it constitutes the Kopeysky Urban District, which, in addition to the city, includes three rural localities: the villages of Kalachevo, Zaozerny and Sineglazovo. The city is divided into seven territorial departments, with one more territorial department being organized in the rural settlements that are subordinate to the city (the Kalachevsky district). In total, there are eight territorial departments that are part of the administration of Kopeysk's city district:

  • Oktyabrsky territorial department
  • Potaninsky territorial department
  • Railway (Zheleznodorozhny) territorial department
  • Vakhrushevsky territorial department
  • Starokamyshinsky territorial department
  • Kalachevsky territorial department
  • Mining (Gornyatsky) territorial department
  • Bazhovsky territorial department.

For many years, there has been discussion about joining the city of Kopeysk and later the Kopeysky urban district to become part of the Chelyabinsk (Chelyabinsk City District). The Chelyabinsk media reports that the majority of the population allegedly supports this initiative and is willing to vote in favor of it in a referendum. However, the heads and employees of municipal authorities have been categorically opposed due to fear of losing their homes. Pressure is being exerted on municipal institutions and companies with the requirement to cease supporting this initiative.

Localities of the city

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The city of Kopeysk incorporates previously existing settlements:

  • Bazhovo settlement,
  • Gornyak settlement,
  • Railway (Zheleznodorozhny) settlement,
  • Kadrovik settlement,
  • Potanino settlement,
  • Newly-built (Novostroyka) settlement,
  • Starokamyshinsk settlement,
  • Tugaykul Mechanical-repair plant (Remontno-Mechanichesky Zavod - RMZ) settlement,
  • Central-mine settlement No. 201,
  • Suspicious (Podozyornaya) mine settlement No. 50,
  • North (Severnaya) mine settlement No. 205,
  • Vakhrushevo settlement,
  • Kozyrevo settlement,
  • The northern mine (Severnyy Rudnik) settlement,
  • Sovetov settlement,
  • the village of Mines (Shakhty) No. 44,
  • the village of Oktyabrskiy,
  • the village of the Second Site (Vtoroy uchastok),
  • the village of the Fourth Site (Chetvyortyy uchastok),
  • the village of Zuyevka,
  • the village of Kirzavod.

Notable people

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Home". kopeysk-sobranie.ru.
  2. ^ Генеральный план Копейского городского округа Челябинской области. Положения о территориальном планировании. Указана величина территории собственно города Копейск, не включая остальные земли городского округа: земли лесфонда 16,93 км², водного фонда 15,52 км², сельских населённых пунктов, входящих в состав городского округа 6,02 км², сельхозземли 58,18 км², земли промышленности, энергетики и транспорта, расположенные в межселенных территориях, 7,16 км², земли иного назначения 15,24 км².
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ a b c d Resolution #161
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  8. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica

Sources

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  • Законодательное Собрание Челябинской области. Постановление №161 от 25 мая 2006 г. «Об утверждении перечня муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав», в ред. Постановления №2255 от 23 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в перечень муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Южноуральская панорама", №111–112, 14 июня 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Resolution #161 of November 25, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise, as amended by the Resolution #2255 of October 23, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise. Effective as of the official publication date.).
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