Mezhdurechensk (Russian: Междуреченск; IPA: [mʲɪʐdʊˈrʲetɕɪnsk]) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 101,995 (2010 Census preliminary results); 101,987 (2002 Census); 107,014 (1989 Census).
It was established in 1946 and granted town status in 1955.
Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed near the city in 1994.
Victory Day celebrations were cancelled in the city in May 2010 after a mine explosion killed at least thirty-one people.
The city serve...
More
Mezhdurechensk (Russian: Междуреченск; IPA: [mʲɪʐdʊˈrʲetɕɪnsk]) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 101,995 (2010 Census preliminary results); 101,987 (2002 Census); 107,014 (1989 Census).
It was established in 1946 and granted town status in 1955.
Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed near the city in 1994.
Victory Day celebrations were cancelled in the city in May 2010 after a mine explosion killed at least thirty-one people.
The city serves as the administrative center of Mezhdurechensky District, although is not administratively a part of it. Administratively, it is incorporated as Mezhdurechensk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. Municipally, the territories of Mezhdurechensk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction and of Mezhdurechensky District are incorporated as Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug.
Less
