Uzhur

Uzhur () is a town and the administrative center of Uzhursky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located approximately from Krasnoyarsk between Kuznetsk Alatau and Solgon mountain ranges where the Chernavka River flows into the Uzhurka. Population:

Key facts

Russian town.en_name: Uzhur
Russian town.ru_name: Ужур
Russian town.map_label_position: left
Russian town.image_flag: Flag of Uzhur (Krasnoyarsk krai).png
Russian town.image_coa: Coat of arms of Uzhur (2010).png
Russian town.federal_subject: Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russian town.adm_district_jur: Uzhursky District
Russian town.adm_selsoviet_jur: Uzhur
Russian town.adm_selsoviet_type: District town
Russian town.adm_ctr_of1: Uzhursky District
Russian town.adm_ctr_of2: district town of Uzhur
Russian town.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian town.mun_district_jur: Uzhursky Municipal District
Russian town.urban_settlement_jur: Uzhur Urban Settlement
Russian town.mun_admctr_of1: Uzhursky Municipal District
Russian town.mun_admctr_of2: Uzhur Urban Settlement
Russian town.pop_2010census: 16093
Russian town.established_date: 1760

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Wikidata facts

Population: 14134
Area: 38.90
Elevation: 380
Official website: городужур.рф
Image: Храм Петра и Павла (г.Ужур).jpg
Dialing code: 39156

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postal code: 662250–662255
inception: 1760-01-01
Commons category: Uzhur
native label: Ужур

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==History== It was founded in 1760 as the seat of Uzhurskaya Volost. First it was a small village, but it grew and in 1953 it was granted town status.