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Kansk is a town on the left bank of Kan River in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Population: 103,000 (2002 Census).It was founded in 1628 as Kansk small ostrog near Komarovskie rapids at Kan (now Komarovka village), 43 km lower the modern place. In 1640 the ostrog was moved to the present place. Regular Russian population appeared in 1717. From the middle of the 18 c. it was of importance in transite trade (at Moscow road). Incorporated from 1782. In the end of the 19 c. most Kansk people were engaged in crop-growing and anilmal husbandry, in summer many of them went to gold-mines.