Vereshchagino, Vereshchaginsky District, Perm Krai


Vereshchagino is a town and the administrative center of Vereshchaginsky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located west of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 22,156.

History

It was founded in 1898 as a settlement serving the construction of Ochyorskaya railway station of the Perm–Vyatka railway. In 1904, the station was renamed Voznesenskaya, and in 1916—Vereshchagino. It was granted town status in 1942.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vereshchagino serves as the administrative center of Vereshchaginsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Vereshchagino, together with ten rural localities, is incorporated within Vereshchaginsky Municipal District as Vereshchaginskoye Urban Settlement.

Economy

Food industry, production of knitwear, manufacture of spare parts and reinforced concrete structures form the basis of the town's economy. The town is also a large railway traffic center.

Demographics