Chapayevsk is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located 40km from the city of Samara, on the right bank of the Chapayevka River . Population:HistoryThe town's history dates back to 1909 when by Nicholas II's decree a military plant was established in the area. In 1929, the settlement was renamed Chapayevsk after the celebrated Red Army commander Vasily Chapayev. The town served as a base for secret military production, hosting four such factories until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.On June 18, 2013, several strong explosions rocked the town and several villages around; 5,000 people were evacuated. According to Russian media, at least 34 people where injured in the explosions that originated in the town's ammunition storage facilities.Administrative and municipal statusWithin the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Chapayevsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Chapayevsk is incorporated as Chapayevsk Urban Okrug.