Kansk

Kansk (Russian: Канск) is a town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on both banks of the Kan River. Population: 94,226 (2010 census);^[2] 103,000 (2002 census);^[7] 109,607 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1897	7,537	—
1926	19,000	+152.1%
1939	41,584	+118.9%
1959	82,662	+98.8%
1970	94,680	+14.5%
1979	100,558	+6.2%
1989	109,607	+9.0%
2002	103,000	−6.0%
2010	94,226	−8.5%
2021	86,816	−7.9%
Source: Census data

Kansk Канск
Town[1]
Welcome sign at the entrance to Kansk
Flag Coat of arms
Interactive map of Kansk
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Coordinates: 56°12′N 95°43′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Founded	1628
Town status since	1782
Elevation	200 m (660 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	94,226
• Rank	182nd in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	krai town of Kansk[1]
• Capital of	krai town of Kansk,[1] Kansky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kansk Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Kansk Urban Okrug,[3] Kansky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [5])
Postal codes[6]	660861, 663600–663602, 663604–663606, 663609, 663610, 663612–663615, 663619
Dialing code	+7 39161
OKTMO ID	04720000001
Website	kansk-adm.ru

History and economy

Founded in 1628 as a Russian fort, it was transferred to its current location in 1636 and granted town status in 1782.^{[citation needed]}

There was a branch of the Krasnoyarsk camp complex in Kansk from 1938 onwards. The burial ground of those who died there, and of those who were executed or died in Kansk prison, is today covered by new buildings.^[9] Many of those shot during the Great Terror were buried in the Kan-Perevoznesenskoe cemetery.^[10]

The town is a center of the Kansk-Achinsk lignite basin, which in the early 1980s was developed into one of the largest coal areas of the Soviet Union. It also has cotton, timber, hydrolysis, and food industries.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kansk serves as the administrative center of Kansky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the krai town of Kansk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the krai town of Kansk is incorporated as Kansk Urban Okrug.^[3]

Miscellaneous

The town is home to the Kansk air base and it is crossed by the Trans-Siberian Railway.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Pyotr Slovtsov, tenor