Belogorsk

Russia
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Also known as: Aleksandrovka, Kuybyshevka-Vostochnaya
Formerly (1860–1935):
Aleksandrovka, or (1935–57) Kuybyshevka-Vostochnaya

Belogorsk, city, Amur oblast (region), far eastern Russia. Situated in the Zeya-Bureya Plain and on the Tom River, it was founded in 1860 and became a city in 1926. It is a rail junction and an agricultural centre in a wheat-producing area with food-processing industries. Pop. (2005 est.) 76,621.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.