Kansk
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.svg) Location of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia |
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 Kansk
Location of Kansk in Krasnoyarsk Krai
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| Coordinates: 56°12′N 95°43′E / 56.2°N 95.717°ECoordinates: 56°12′N 95°43′E / 56.2°N 95.717°E | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
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| Time zone | KRAST (UTC+08:00)[1] |
Kansk (Russian: Канск) is a town on the left bank of the Kan River in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Population: 103,000 (2002 Census);[2] 109,607 (1989 Census).[3] It is home to the Kansk air base and is crossed by the Trans-Siberian railroad.
Founded in 1628 (in 1636 it was transferred to its current location) as a Russian fort, it is a centre of the Kansk-Achinsk lignite basin, which in the early 1980s was developed into one of the largest coal areas of the Soviet Union. It also has cotton, timber hydrolysis, and food industries.
[edit] Known natives
- Pyotr Slovtsov - was a famous Russian tenor.
[edit] References
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
[edit] External links
- Kansk portal (Russian)
- Kansk mobile (Russian)
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