Belaya Kholunitsa
Белая Холуница | |
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General Directorate, Belaya Kolunitsa | |
Coordinates: 58°51′N 50°52′E / 58.850°N 50.867°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kirov Oblast [1] |
Administrative district | Belokholunitsky District [1] |
Town | Belaya Kholunitsa [1] |
Founded | 1764 [2] |
Town status since | 1965 |
Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,232 |
• Capital of | Belokholunitsky District, [1] Town of Belaya Kholunitsa [1] |
• Municipal district | Belokholunitsky Municipal District [4] |
• Urban settlement | Belokholunitskoye Urban Settlement [4] |
• Capital of | Belokholunitsky Municipal District, [4] Belokholunitskoye Urban Settlement [4] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
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Postal code(s) [6] | 613200 |
OKTMO ID | 33605101001 |
Belaya Kholunitsa ( Russian: Бе́лая Холуни́ца) is a town and the administrative center of Belokholunitsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the river Belaya Kholunitsa ( Vyatka's tributary), 82 kilometers (51 mi) northeast of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,232 ( 2010 Russian census); [3] 11,975 ( 2002 Census); [7] 13,367 ( 1989 Soviet census). [8]
It was previously known as Kholunitsky, Belokholunitsky.
It was founded in 1764 due to the construction of an ironworks as the settlement of Kholunitsky (Холуницкий). [2] It was later renamed Belokholunitsky (Белохолуницкий) when the river it stood on was renamed.[ citation needed] It was granted town status in 1965.[ citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belaya Kholunitsa serves as the administrative center of Belokholunitsky District. [1] As an administrative division, it is, together with nine rural localities, incorporated within Belokholunitsky District as the Town of Belaya Kholunitsa. [1] As a municipal division, the Town of Belaya Kholunitsa is incorporated within Belokholunitsky Municipal District as Belokholunitskoye Urban Settlement. [4]
Industrial companies in the town include a load-and-carry equipment plant, two logging and two forestry companies, a wood processing and furniture-making plant, a bread-making plant, among others.
There are deposits of iron ore, clay, gravel, lime, rubble, and peat in the town.
Belaya Kholunitsa
Белая Холуница | |
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General Directorate, Belaya Kolunitsa | |
Coordinates: 58°51′N 50°52′E / 58.850°N 50.867°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kirov Oblast [1] |
Administrative district | Belokholunitsky District [1] |
Town | Belaya Kholunitsa [1] |
Founded | 1764 [2] |
Town status since | 1965 |
Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,232 |
• Capital of | Belokholunitsky District, [1] Town of Belaya Kholunitsa [1] |
• Municipal district | Belokholunitsky Municipal District [4] |
• Urban settlement | Belokholunitskoye Urban Settlement [4] |
• Capital of | Belokholunitsky Municipal District, [4] Belokholunitskoye Urban Settlement [4] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
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Postal code(s) [6] | 613200 |
OKTMO ID | 33605101001 |
Belaya Kholunitsa ( Russian: Бе́лая Холуни́ца) is a town and the administrative center of Belokholunitsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the river Belaya Kholunitsa ( Vyatka's tributary), 82 kilometers (51 mi) northeast of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,232 ( 2010 Russian census); [3] 11,975 ( 2002 Census); [7] 13,367 ( 1989 Soviet census). [8]
It was previously known as Kholunitsky, Belokholunitsky.
It was founded in 1764 due to the construction of an ironworks as the settlement of Kholunitsky (Холуницкий). [2] It was later renamed Belokholunitsky (Белохолуницкий) when the river it stood on was renamed.[ citation needed] It was granted town status in 1965.[ citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belaya Kholunitsa serves as the administrative center of Belokholunitsky District. [1] As an administrative division, it is, together with nine rural localities, incorporated within Belokholunitsky District as the Town of Belaya Kholunitsa. [1] As a municipal division, the Town of Belaya Kholunitsa is incorporated within Belokholunitsky Municipal District as Belokholunitskoye Urban Settlement. [4]
Industrial companies in the town include a load-and-carry equipment plant, two logging and two forestry companies, a wood processing and furniture-making plant, a bread-making plant, among others.
There are deposits of iron ore, clay, gravel, lime, rubble, and peat in the town.