Belaya Kholunitsa

The settlement of Belokholunitsky razyezd in Slobodskoy District of Kirov Oblast, Russia is also sometimes referred to as "Belaya Kholunitsa".

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 Census);^[3] 11,975 (2002 Census);^[7] 13,367 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Belaya Kholunitsa Белая Холуница
Town[1]
General Directorate, Belaya Kolunitsa
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Location of Belaya Kholunitsa
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Coordinates: 58°51′N 50°52′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  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	11,232
Administrative status
• Capital of	Belokholunitsky District,[1] Town of Belaya Kholunitsa[1]
Municipal status
• 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 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	613200
OKTMO ID	33605101001

It was previously known as Kholunitsky, Belokholunitsky.

History

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]}

Administrative and municipal status

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]

Economy

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.