Novodvinsk

Novodvinsk (Russian: Новодви́нск) is a town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River, 20 kilometers (12 mi) south of Arkhangelsk. It was founded in 1936 as the settlement of Voroshilovsky (Вороши́ловский) serving a pulp and paper mill. It became an urban-type settlement in 1941, was renamed Pervomaysky in 1958 and became a town in 1977, when it took its present name. Population: 43,383 (2002 Census);¹ 50,183 (1989 Census).²

^ 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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2008-07-25.
^ "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.)" (in 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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