Novodvinsk
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Novodvinsk (Russian: Новодви́нск) is a town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River, 20 km south of Arkhangelsk. It was founded in 1936 as the settlement of Pervomaysky serving a pulp and paper mill, received urban-type settlement status in 1941, and town status in 1977, when it was renamed Novodvinsk. Population: 43,383 (2002 Census); 50,183 (1989 Census).
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Cities and towns in Arkhangelsk Oblast | ![]() |
Administrative center: Arkhangelsk Kargopol | Koryazhma | Kotlas | Mezen | Mirny | Naryan-Mar | Novodvinsk | Nyandoma | Onega | Severodvinsk | Shenkursk | Solvychegodsk | Velsk |