Lyuban
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Lyuban (Russian: Любань, IPA: ['lʲʉbanʲ]) is a town in Tosnensky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Tigoda River 85 km south-east of St. Petersburg. Population: 4,616 (2002 Census); 5,078 (1989 Census).
The settlement has been known since the 15th century. Town status granted in 1912. The Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway passes through the town. The main industrial enterprise is a lumber plant.
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Not to be confused with Lubań in Poland or Lyuban in Minsk Voblast, Belarus.
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