Shimanovsk
| Shimanovsk Шимановск (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of December 2008) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Amur Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Shimanovsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Shimanovsk Urban Okrug,Shimanovsky District |
| Municipal status (as of November 2004) | |
| Urban okrug | Shimanovsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Shimanovsk Urban Okrug, Shimanovsky Municipal District |
| Head | Nikolay Dontsov |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 19,815 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Town status since | 1950 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41651 |
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Shimanovsk (Russian: Шима́новск) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshaya Pyora River (a right-hand tributary of the Zeya), 250 kilometers (160 mi) northwest of Blagoveshchensk. Population: 19,815 (2010 Census);22,267 (2002 Census);26,274 (1989 Census).
It was founded in conjunction with the construction of the Amur railway in 1910, originally named Pyora after the river on which it stands. It was renamed Gondatti in 1914 in honor of the then-governor of Amur Oblast, Nikolay Gondatti. In 1920, it was renamed Vladimiro-Shimanovsky after Vladimir Shimanovsky, a railway engineer and member of the Red Army who was shot dead in Blagoveshchensk during the Russian Civil War. It was granted town status and its name shortened to Shimanovsk in 1950.
During the construction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline in the 1970s, Shimanovsk saw new growth as a center for production of construction materials.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shimanovsk serves as the administrative center of Shimanovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Shimanovsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.
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