Plast (town)

Plast
Пласт
Location of Plast
Plast
Location of Plast
Plast
Plast (Chelyabinsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°23′N 60°49′E / 54.383°N 60.817°E / 54.383; 60.817
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChelyabinsk Oblast
Administrative districtPlastovsky District
TownPlast
Foundedmid-19th century
Town status sinceOctober 7, 1940
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
  Total
17,342
  Capital ofPlastovsky District, Town of Plast
  Municipal districtPlastovsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementPlastovskoye Urban Settlement
  Capital ofPlastovsky Municipal District, Plastovskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
Postal code(s)
457020–457022, 457024
OKTMO ID75648101001
Websiteplastgp.ru

Plast (Russian: Пласт) is a town and the administrative center of Plastovsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains in the upper basin of the oblast's Uy River, 127 kilometers (79 mi) southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center. Population: 17,342(2010 Census); 17,422(2002 Census); 18,880(1989 Soviet census).