Verkhnyaya Salda

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Verkhnyaya Salda (Russian: Ве́рхняя Салда) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Salda River (right tributary of the Tagil), 195 kilometers (121 mi) north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 46,221 (2010 Census);[1] 51,195 (2002 Census);[2] 55,246 (1989 Census).[3]

History

It was founded in 1778; town status was granted to it in 1938.[4]

Economy

Verkhnaya Salda is known for its metallurgical plant VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation—the world's largest producer of titanium.[5]

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