Kemerovo (English) Кемерово (Russian)
The Soviet Square in the center of Kemerovo
Location of Kemerovo on the map of Russia
Coordinates 55°21′39″N 86°5′20″E / 55.36083, 86.08889Coordinates: 55°21′39″N 86°5′20″E / 55.36083, 86.08889
Coat of Arms	Flag
City Day: June 12
Administrative status
Federal subject In jurisdiction of Administrative center of	Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast, Kemerovsky District
Local self-government
Charter	Charter of Kemerovo
Municipal status	Urban okrug
Head	Vladimir Mikhaylov
Legislative body	City Council of People's Deputies
Area
Area	282.3 km² (109 sq mi)
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population - Rank - Density	484,754 inhabitants 35th 1,717.2/km² (4,447.5/sq mi)
Events
Founded	May 9, 1918
Town status	1918
Renamed Kemerovo	March 27, 1932
Other information
Postal code	650000
Dialing code	+7 3842
Official website
http://www.kemerovo.ru/

Kemerovo (Russian: Ке́мерово) is an industrial city in Russia, situated on the Tom River, east-northeast of Novosibirsk. It is the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin. Population: 484,754 (2002 Census); 520,263 (1989 Census). It is served by Kemerovo Airport. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 285 pixelsFull resolution (3347 × 1193 pixel, file size: 88 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kemerovo Vladivostok Khabarovsk Nizhny Novgorod Birobidzhan... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... 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Geography and economy

The city is located 3,482 kilometers (2,164 mi) east of Moscow at the confluence of the Iskitim and Tom Rivers. It is an important industrial city developed during Soviet times with important chemical, fertiliser, and manufacturing industries and is linked to western Russia by a branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the city's industries have experienced a severe decline, creating high levels of unemployment. For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Confluence of Rhine and Mosel at Koblenz In geography, a confluence describes the point where two rivers meet and become one, usually when a tributary joins a more major river. ... For the river Tom in the Amur basin see Tom River, Amur Oblast. ... “CCCP” redirects here. ... For the Fabergé egg, see Trans-Siberian Railway (Fabergé egg). ...

Kemerovo's position gives it a continental climate with average temperatures varying between −18 °C (−0.4 °F) in January to +20 °C (68 °F) in July and relatively low precipitation of around 420 mm annually. Regions containing a continental climate exist in portions of Northern Hemisphere continents, and also at higher elevations in certain other parts of the world. ...

History

Kemerovo is an amalgamation of, and successor to, several older Russian settlements. A waypoint named Verkhotomsky ostrog was established nearby in 1657 on a road from Tomsk to Kuznetsk fortress. In 1701, the settlement of Shcheglovo was founded on the left bank of the Tom; soon it became a village. By 1859, seven villages existed on the area of the modern Kemerovo: Shcheglovka (or Ust-Iskitimskoye), Kemerovo (named in 1734), Yevseyevo, Krasny Yar, Kur-Iskitim (Pleshki), Davydovo (Ishanovo), and Borovaya. In 1721, coal was discovered in the area. The first coal mines were established in 1907 and a chemical works was established in 1916. By 1917, the population of Shcheglovo had grown to around 4,000 people. Flag Seal Location Tomsk and Oblast on the map of Russia Coordinates , Government Oblast Tomsk Mayor Aleksandr Makarov Geographical characteristics Area     City 294,6 km²     Land   294,6 km²     Water   0 km² Population     City (end of 2005) 509,568     Density   1,730/km² Elevation +100 m Website: Municipality website Main... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ...

The area's further development was boosted by building a railway between Yurga and Kolchugino (now Leninsk-Kuznetsky) with a connection between Topki and Shcheglovo. Shcheglovo was granted town status in 1918, which is now considered to be the date of Kemerovo's founding. Kemerovo, at the time still a village, became part of Shcheglovsk municipality. In 1932, Shcheglovsk was renamed Kemerovo and became the center of Kemerovo Oblast in 1943. Coat of arms of Yurga Yurga (Russian: ) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. ... Leninsk Kuznetski (Russian: Ленинск-Кузнецкий; known as Кольчугино (Kolchugino) until 1925) is a city in the Kemerovo Oblast in Russia, located on both banks of the Inya River (Obs tributary) at around , . Population: 109,300 (2005); 128,000 (1972); 83,000 (1939); 20,000 (1926). ... Coat of arms of Topki Topki (Russian: ) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 38 km west of Kemerovo. ... Kemerovo Oblast (Russian: , Kemerovskaya oblast), often called Kuzbass () after the Kuznetsk Basin, is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), is located in southwestern Siberia, where the West-Siberian Plain meets the South Siberian mountains. ...

Famous residents

• Andrey Panin (actor, director)
• Yevgeny Grishkovets (actor, playwright)
• Alyona Babenko (actress)
• Yuri Arbachakov (boxer)

Yuri Arbachakov (born October 22, 1966) was a boxing champion in the flyweight division. ...

Citizens awarded with the "Honourable Citizen of Kemerovo" award

• Alexey Leonov, cosmonaut
• Vitaly Razdayev, football player
• Nikolay Vdovin, chemist
• Galina Zavadskaya, doctor
• Polina Krivova, teacher
• Vasily Selivanov, artist
• Dmitry Plotnikov, construction worker
• Mikhail Podgorbunsky, doctor
• Anatoly Buglakov, coalminer
• Vladimir Martemyanov, pilot
• Gennady Yurov, writer
• Alexander Sychyov, politician

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Notable landmarks

Five higher education institutions are located in Kemerovo: Kemerovo State University, Kuzbass State Technical University, Kemerovo State Medical Academy, Kemerovo State Art Institute, Kemerovo Agricultural Institute and Kuzbass Economy and Justice Institute. The Kemerovo State University (Russian: Ке́меровский госуда́рственный университе́т) (KemSU) was established in 1973 as a successor to Kemerovo Pedagogical Institute. ... Kuzbass State Technical University (KuzSTU) is one of higher schools which trains specialists for the economy of Kuzbass, Russia. ...

Pictures of Kemerovo

GRES

Aquatic Center

Shopping Mall

Crystal Hotel

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External links

• Web-Camera with the view of the Theater Square in Kemerovo
• Natural landscapes of the Kemerovo area

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	Cities and towns in Kemerovo Oblast
	Administrative center: Kemerovo Anzhero-Sudzhensk | Belovo | Beryozovsky | Guryevsk | Kaltan | Kiselyovsk | Leninsk-Kuznetsky | Mariinsk | Mezhdurechensk | Myski | Novokuznetsk | Osinniki | Polysayevo | Prokopyevsk | Salair | Tashtagol | Tayga | Topki | Yurga Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kemerovo Oblast (Russian: , Kemerovskaya oblast), often called Kuzbass () after the Kuznetsk Basin, is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), is located in southwestern Siberia, where the West-Siberian Plain meets the South Siberian mountains. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Anzhero-Sudzhensk is of the cities of the Kuznetsk Basin in the Kemerovo province (also written Kemerovskaya province) in central Russia. ... Coat of arms of Belovo Belovo (Russian: ) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Bachat River 170 km south of Kemerovo. ... For other uses, see Beryozovsky. ... Coat of arms of Guryevsk Guryevsk (Russian: ) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 195 km south-east of Kemerovo at . ... Coat of arms of Kiselyovsk Kiselyovsk (Russian: ) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. ... Leninsk Kuznetski (Russian: Ленинск-Кузнецкий; known as Кольчугино (Kolchugino) until 1925) is a city in the Kemerovo Oblast in Russia, located on both banks of the Inya River (Obs tributary) at around , . Population: 109,300 (2005); 128,000 (1972); 83,000 (1939); 20,000 (1926). ... Mariinsk (Russian: Мариинск) is a town in the Kemerovo Oblast in Russia, located on the Kiya River (Obs basin) some 180 km northeast of Kemerovo. ... Mezhdurechensk (Russian: ) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. ... Coat of arms of Myski Myski (Russian: ) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Mrass-Su and Tom Rivers, 350 km southeast of Kemerovo. ... Church in Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk (Russian: ) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. ... Osinniki, formerly Osinovka, is a city in Kemerovo, Russia. ... Coat of arms of Polysayevo Polysayevo (Russian: ) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Inya River 139 km south of Kemerovo at . ... Prokopyevsk (Прокопьевск; also transliterated Prokopyevsk, Prokopevsk, and Prokopevsk) is a city in Russia, in the Kemerovo Oblast, with a population of 224,597 (2002 census). ... Salair (Russian: ) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 210 km south of Kemerovo at . ... Tashtagol (Russian: ) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Kondoma River 511 km south of Kemerovo at . ... For other uses, see Taiga (disambiguation). ... Coat of arms of Topki Topki (Russian: ) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 38 km west of Kemerovo. ... Coat of arms of Yurga Yurga (Russian: ) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. ...