Belaya Kholunitsa

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 city, district center

Town and the administrative center of Belokholunitsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the river Belaya Kholunitsa (Vyatka's tributary), 82 kilometers (51 mi) northeast of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,232 (2010 Census). It was previously known as Kholunitsky, Belokholunitsky.
It was founded in 1764 due to the construction of an ironworks as the settlement of Kholunitsky (Холуницкий). It was later renamed Belokholunitsky (Белохолуницкий) when the river it stood on was renamed. It was granted town status in 1965.
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Coordinates:   58°50'22"N   50°50'18"E
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