Klyuchi
Encyclopedia
Klyuchi is a settlement in Kamchatka Krai, Russia
, situated on the Kamchatka River
, 30 km to the north of Klyuchevskaya Sopka
. Near here the course of the Kamchatka River turns form north to east. Population: 7,073 (2002 Census
); 11,251 (1989 Census
).
It was founded in 1731. In 1951, it was granted urban-type settlement
status and in 1979—town status. In 2004, it was demoted to a settlement http://www.vestipk.ru/?id=archive&action=showday&part=polit&art=44 in order to become eligible for increased funding from the Russian federal budget.
Klyuchi, being in a very isolated part of the Soviet Union, has been near an ICBM testing range since the Cold War
, the Kura Test Range
, and is served by Klyuchi air base
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, situated on the Kamchatka River
Kamchatka River
The Kamchatka River runs eastward for through Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East towards the Pacific Ocean. The river is rich with salmon, millions of which spawn yearly and which once supported the settlements of the native Itelmen....
, 30 km to the north of Klyuchevskaya Sopka
Klyuchevskaya Sopka
Klyuchevskaya Sopka is a stratovolcano which is the highest mountain on the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia and the highest active volcano of Eurasia. Its steep, symmetrical cone towers about from the Bering Sea...
. Near here the course of the Kamchatka River turns form north to east. Population: 7,073 (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
); 11,251 (1989 Census
Soviet Census (1989)
The 1989 Soviet census, conducted between January 12-19 of that year, was the last one conducted in the former USSR. It resulted in a total population of 286,730,819 inhabitants...
).
It was founded in 1731. In 1951, it was granted urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status and in 1979—town status. In 2004, it was demoted to a settlement http://www.vestipk.ru/?id=archive&action=showday&part=polit&art=44 in order to become eligible for increased funding from the Russian federal budget.
Klyuchi, being in a very isolated part of the Soviet Union, has been near an ICBM testing range since the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
, the Kura Test Range
Kura Test Range
Kura Test Range is an intercontinental ballistic missile impact area used by Russia, located in northern Kamchatka Krai. It is northeast of the settlement of Klyuchi. The center coordinates are...
, and is served by Klyuchi air base
Klyuchi (air base)
Klyuchi is an air base in Kamchatka Krai, Russia located southwest of the settlement of Klyuchi. It is a small but significant interceptor airfield covering northern Kamchatka, probably to defend international borders during nearby missile testing operations at Kura Test Range 130 km to the...
.