Belovo
Description
Belovo is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Bachat River 170 km south of Kemerovo. Population: 76,764 (2010).
History
The village of Belovo for the first time is mentioned in 1726. It was named after a fugitive peasant Fyodor Belov, who built a small taiga house, a so-called zaimka, on the bank of the Bachat River. The year of 1855 was a new page in the history of settlement: the mining of mineral resources on the found coal field began. In 1938, Belovo was granted town status. The town developed as a conglomeration of departmental settlements, whose population was directly or indirectly involved with the coal mines, a power station, and the railway.
Social sphere
Medical care to the population of the city is rendered by 27 medical entities. There are 25 libraries in Belovo, 3 Art Schools, 8 Musical Schools, 3 Cinemas, 16 clubs and Houses of Culture, Exhibition Hall and Local Park. There also 8 Stadiums and 60 Sporting halls, Chess club, House of sports. There are also social asylum for children and adolescents, social - rehabilitation center for minors.
