Kambarka

For other uses, see Kambarka (disambiguation).

Kambarka (Russian: Камбарка) is a town and the administrative center of Kambarsky District of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located on the Kambarka River (Kama's basin), 116 kilometers (72 mi) southeast of Izhevsk. Population: 11,021 (2010 Census);^[2] 12,636 (2002 Census);^[6] 13,258 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Kambarka Камбарка
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Udmurt	Камбарка
A monument in Kambarka to the warriors fallen in the Great Patriotic War
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kambarka
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Coordinates: 56°16′N 54°13′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Udmurtia[1]
Administrative district	Kambarsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Kambarka[1]
Founded	1761–1767
Town status since	1945
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	11,021
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kambarsky District,[1] town of district significance of Kambarka[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kambarsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Kambarskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Kambarsky Municipal District,[3] Kambarskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	427950–427959
OKTMO ID	94620101001

History

It was founded as a settlement around a Demidov ironworks, which was constructed in 1761–1767.^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status in 1945.^{[citation needed]}

The city of Kambarka was one of the residence centers of the Udmurt Jews.^[8]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kambarka serves as the administrative center of Kambarsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kambarsky District as the town of district significance of Kambarka.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kambarka is incorporated within Kambarsky Municipal District as Kambarskoye Urban Settlement.^[3]

Economy

Kambarka Engineering Works operates in the town. They mainly produce locomotives and other railway stock. Operates a chemical plant.^{[citation needed]}

Chemical weapons destruction plant

A chemical weapons destruction plant was built in Kambarka during the Soviet times.^{[citation needed]} This was in accordance to the obligations under the CWC to destroy all of the chemical weapon stockpiles by 2012.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin towns and sister cities

On May 17, 2002, Mayor Georgy Kislov signed a Sister Cities International agreement with Mayor Charlie Roberts of the city of Tooele, Utah in the United States. As of 2022, Tooele, Utah is no longer in an agreement with the City of Kambarka due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.