Yuzhnouralsk

Yuzhnouralsk (Russian: Южноура́льск) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Uvelka River 88 kilometers (55 mi) south of Chelyabinsk. Population: 37,877 (2010 Census);^[1] 39,275 (2002 Census);^[5] 41,335 (1989 Soviet census).^[6]

Yuzhnouralsk Южноуральск
Town
Administration building in Yuzhnouralsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Yuzhnouralsk
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Coordinates: 54°27′N 61°15′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast
Founded	1948
Town status since	February 1, 1963
Area
• Total	110.57 km2 (42.69 sq mi)
Elevation	238 m (781 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	37,877
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Yuzhnouralsk[2]
• Capital of	Town of Yuzhnouralsk[2]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Yuzhnouralsky Urban Okrug[2]
• Capital of	Yuzhnouralsky Urban Okrug[2]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	457040 — 457044, 457059
Dialing code(s)	+7 35134
OKTMO ID	75764000001
Website	u-uralsk.ru

History

It was founded in 1948.^{[citation needed]} Town status was granted to it on February 1, 1963.^{[citation needed]}. It was one of the towns closest to the hypocenter of the blast from the 2013 Russian meteor event.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated as the Town of Yuzhnouralsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[2] As a municipal division, the Town of Yuzhnouralsk is incorporated as Yuzhnouralsky Urban Okrug.^[2]