Verkhneuralsk

Verkhneuralsk (Russian: Верхнеура́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Ural River, 230 kilometers (140 mi) southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 9,457 (2010 Census);^[3] 10,054 (2002 Census);^[7] 10,893 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Verkhneuralsk Верхнеуральск
Town[1]
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Location of Verkhneuralsk
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Coordinates: 53°53′N 59°15′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Verkhneuralsky District[1]
Town	Verkhneuralsk[1]
Founded	1734
Town status since	1781[2]
Elevation	412 m (1,352 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	9,457
Administrative status
• Capital of	Verkhneuralsky District,[1] Town of Verkhneuralsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Verkhneuralsky Municipal District[1]
• Urban settlement	Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement[1]
• Capital of	Verkhneuralsky Municipal District,[1] Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	457670–457672, 457688
Dialing code(s)	+7 35143
OKTMO ID	75617101001

History

Founded in 1734 as the fortress of Verkhneyaitskaya (Верхнея́ицкая), it was renamed Verkhneuralskaya (Верхнеура́льская) after the Yaik River was renamed the Ural.^{[citation needed]} Town status was granted to it in 1781.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Verkhneuralsk serves as the administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Verkhneuralsky District as the Town of Verkhneuralsk.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Verkhneuralsk is incorporated within Verkhneuralsky Municipal District as Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement.^[1]