Pervouralsk

Pervouralsk

Pervouralsk (Russian: Первоура́льск, lit. the first in the Urals) is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Chusovaya River (Kama's tributary) 39 kilometers (24 mi) west of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 124,528 (2010 Census);[2] 132,277 (2002 Census);[9] 142,193 (1989 Census);[10] 122,000 (1974); 90,000 (1959); 44,000 (1939). It was previously known as Vasilyevsko-Shaytansky (until 1920). A monument that symbolizes the border between the continents of Europe and Asia is located two kilometers from the city.coordinate:56°52′04.00″N 60°02′41.70″E / 56.8677778°N 60.0449167°E / 56.8677778; 60.0449167