Kamenka, Mezensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Kamenka.
Kamenka (English)
Каменка (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -

Location of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia
Kamenka
Location of Kamenka in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Coordinates: 65°53′30″N 44°07′13″E / 65.89167°N 44.12028°E / 65.89167; 44.12028Coordinates: 65°53′30″N 44°07′13″E / 65.89167°N 44.12028°E / 65.89167; 44.12028
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Arkhangelsk Oblast
Administrative district Mezensky District[1]
Municipal status (as of March 2012)
Municipal district Mezensky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Kamenskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Kamenskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 2,582 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1882[5]

Kamenka (Russian: Ка́менка) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Mezensky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Mezen River at the mouth of the Kamenka River (hence the name of the settlement), some 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) northwest of Mezen. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Kamenskoye Urban Settlement, one of the two urban settlements in Mezensky Municipal District. Population: 2,582(2010 Census);[3] 3,387(2002 Census);[6] 5,083(1989 Census).[7]

History

In 1882, a sawmill was built in the mouth of the Kamenka River by the Rushnikov brothers. There was timber rafting on the Mezen, which persisted until the 1990s. Kamenka was one of the places where the logs were lifted from the water. The sawmill produced boards, all of which were exported.[8] At the time, it was part of Mezensky Uyezd of Arkhangelsk Governorate. On July 15, 1929 the uyezds were abolished, and Mezensky District was established. Kamenka was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938.[9]

Restricted access

The northern part of Mezensky District, including Kamenka, is included into the border security zone, intended to protect the borders of Russian Federation from unwanted activity. In order to visit Kamenka, a permit issued by the local FSB department is required.[10]

Economy

Industry

The two most important enterprises in Kamenka are the Mezen sawmill and the Mezen sea harbor.[11]

Transportation

There is an airport in Kamenka.[12]

The Mezen is navigable in Kamenka; however, the passenger navigation is only represented by ferries to Mezen, which connect Kamenka to the road network. There is also a winter road (zimnik) downstream the Mezen, which crosses into the valley of the Kuloy River and ends in the selo of Dolgoshchelye.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 11 242 557 002», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 11 242 557 002, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  2. 1 2 3 Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №258-внеоч.-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах территорий муниципальных образований в Архангельской области», в ред. Областного закона №224-13-ОЗ от 16 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении отдельных населённых пунктов Соловецкого района Архангельской области и о внесении изменения в статью 46 Областного закона "О статусе и границах территорий муниципальных образований в Архангельской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волна", №38, 8 октября 2004 г. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Oblast Law #258-vneoch.-OZ of September 23, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Territories of the Municipal Formations in Arkhangelsk Oblast, as amended by the Oblast Law #224-13-OZ of December 16, 2014 On Abolishing Several Inhabited Localities in Solovetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast and on Amending Article 46 of the Oblast Law "On the Status and Borders of the Territories of the Municipal Formations in Arkhangelsk Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. История (in Russian). Администрация Мезенского района. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  6. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
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  9. Каменка (in Russian). www.arhangelskobl.ru. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  10. "Приказ ФСБ РФ от 2 июня 2006 года N 237 "О пределах пограничной зоны на территории Архангельской области"". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian) 2006.
  11. Экономика:Основные действующие предприятия (in Russian). Администрация Мезенского района. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  12. Аэропорт Каменка (in Russian). МойАрхангельск.Ру. Retrieved 5 August 2011.

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