Solikamsk

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Coordinates: 59°38′36″N 56°45′0″E / 59.64333, 56.75

Coat of arms granted on July 17, 1783. The arms show in the upper half the arms of the Perm province. The lower half shows a salt well. Soliamsk was the largest producer of salt and magnesium in Russia.
Coat of arms granted on July 17, 1783. The arms show in the upper half the arms of the Perm province. The lower half shows a salt well. Soliamsk was the largest producer of salt and magnesium in Russia.

Solikamsk (Russian: Солика́мск) is a city in Perm Krai, Russia. It is the third-largest city in Perm Krai, with the population of 102,531 (2002 Census);[1] 110,098 (1989 Census).[2]

It was founded in 1430. The city name is derived from the Russian words "соль" (sol, meaning "salt") and Кама (Kama River, flowing through the city).

It is famous for its production of salt, in particular, potassium chloride, which is used as a fertilizer. More than 11,000 people work in salt mining, 3,000 underground, and 7,000 above ground. It is also close to a gulag during the soviet times, which is now closed. It was also a 'labor camp'. It is now used as a museum. There is also a museum dedicated to explaining all stages of salt mining and refining.

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  1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). 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) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  2. ^ 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.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.

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