Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Russian: Комсомо́льск-на-Аму́ре; often transliterated directly as Komsomolsk-na-Amure) is a city located in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia on the left bank of Amur River. It is located on the BAM railway line, 356 km northeast of Khabarovsk. The population of the city is 281,035 (2002 census).
In the Chinese language the city is also known as 共青城(Gongqing Cheng). Originally part of imperial China, the area came under Russian rule after the 1858 Aigun Treaty. The city was founded in 1932 as an industrial center by the Komsomol organization.
