Boksitogorsk is a
town and the
administrative center of
Boksitogorsky District in
Leningrad Oblast,
Russia, located on the banks of the Pyardomlya River in the
basin of the
Syas River, east of
St. Petersburg. Population:
History
The settlement of
Boksity was established in 1929 to house the workers of the local bauxite mine. It was a part of
Tikhvinsky District of Leningrad Oblast. In December of the 1934, the construction of a bauxite plant started. In 1935, the settlement was granted
urban-type settlement status and given its present name. In 1940, the population neared 10,000 and a school, kindergarten, nursery, ambulatory and drugstore, several canteens, and shops were built. In 1950, Boksitogorsk was granted town status and on July 25, 1952 it became the administrative center of Boksitogorsky District.