Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai

For other places with the same name, see Vyazemsky (inhabited locality).

Vyazemsky (Russian: Вя́земский) is a town and the administrative center of Vyazemsky District in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located 130 kilometers (81 mi) southwest of Khabarovsk, the administrative center of the krai, close to the Ussuri River and the border with China. Population: 14,555 (2010 Census);^[3] 15,760 (2002 Census);^[8] 18,426 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

Vyazemsky Вяземский
Town[1]
Administration Building, Vyazemsky
Coat of arms
Location of Vyazemsky
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Coordinates: 47°31′30″N 134°45′26″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Khabarovsk Krai[1]
Administrative district	Vyazemsky District[1]
Founded	1895[2]
Town status since	1951
Government
• Mayor	Viktor Shashkun
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	14,555
Administrative status
• Capital of	Vyazemsky District[4]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Vyazemsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Vyazemsky Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Vyazemsky Municipal District,[5] Vyazemsky Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	682950
Dialing code(s)	+7 42153
OKTMO ID	08617101001
Website	vyazemskii.khabkrai.ru

History

It was founded in 1895^[2] as a settlement during the construction of the railway between Khabarovsk and Vladivostok, which later became the easternmost section of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The settlement and the station were initially named Vyazemskaya (Вя́земская) after the lead engineer of the section, Orest Vyazemsky.^{[citation needed]}

Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1938; town status was granted in 1951.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vyazemsky serves as the administrative center of Vyazemsky District,^[4] to which it is directly subordinated.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of Vyazemsky is incorporated within Vyazemsky Municipal District as Vyazemsky Urban Settlement.^[5]

Economy

The town's economy relies on the production of timber, foodstuffs, and construction materials, as well as on the Trans-Siberian Railway traffic.

Transportation

Vyazemskaya railway station

The town is served by Vyazemskaya railway station on the Trans-Siberian Railway and is the terminus for electrified suburban commuter trains from Khabarovsk. It is also on the M60 motorway.