Asbest

Asbest (Russian: Асбе́ст) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Reft River (right tributary of the Pyshma) on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains, 70 kilometers (43 mi) northeast of Yekaterinburg. Population: 68,893(2010 Census); 76,328(2002 Census); 84,470(1989 Census). It was previously known as Kudelka (Sliver) (until 1928).

Asbest
Асбест
Welcome sign at the entrance to Asbest, saying "Asbest is my town and destiny"
Location of Asbest
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Location of Asbest
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Asbest (Sverdlovsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 57°00′N 61°28′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSverdlovsk Oblast
Founded1889
Town status since1933
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
  Total68,893
  Estimate 
(2018)
64,091 (−7%)
  Subordinated toTown of Asbest
  Capital ofTown of Asbest
  Urban okrugAsbestovsky Urban Okrug
  Capital ofAsbestovsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
Postal code(s)
624260
Dialing code(s)+7 34365
OKTMO ID65730000001
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