Obluchye, Jewish Autonomous Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Obluchye.

Obluchye (Russian: Облу́чье, Yiddish: אָבלוטשיע, romanized: oblutshye) is a town and the administrative center of Obluchensky District in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, located on the Khingan River, 159 kilometers (99 mi) west of Birobidzhan, the administrative center of the autonomous oblast. Population: 7,959 (2021 Census);^[7] 9,379 (2010 Census);^[2] 11,069 (2002 Census);^[8] 12,016 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

Obluchye Облучье אָבלוטשיע (Yiddish)
Town[1]
Location of Obluchye
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Coordinates: 49°01′N 131°03′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Jewish Autonomous Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Obluchensky District[1]
Founded	1911
Town status since	1938
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	9,379
Administrative status
• Capital of	Obluchensky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Obluchensky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Obluchenskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Obluchensky Municipal District,[4] Obluchenskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	679100, 679102, 679104, 679109
Dialing code(s)	+7 42666
OKTMO ID	99620101001

History

Construction on a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway connecting Chita and Vladivostok began in 1898, starting at each end and meeting halfway. The project produced a large influx of new settlers and in 1911 a village was founded around the Obluchye railway station, the name of which roughly means the route passing around as the railway at this point travels through a large curve around the mountains.^{[citation needed]}

The railway was completed in October 1916.^[10]

Town status was granted to Obluchye in 1938.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Obluchye serves as the administrative center of Obluchensky District, to which it is directly subordinated.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of Obluchye, together with five rural localities in Obluchensky District, is incorporated within Obluchensky Municipal District as Obluchenskoye Urban Settlement.^[3]

Economy

The gold mining company Zoloto Zutary is based in the town. Other employers include the railway workshops connected to the town's station on the Trans-Siberian Railway.