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 Angarsk is a city of region subordination and the centre of the Angarsky District of Irkutsk Region.
Foundation of Angarsk: in 1948, city status in 1951.
2 city zones, subordinate settlement: Kitoy.
Geographic Coordinates of Angarsk: 52°34′N 103°49′E; ; located on the Irkutsk-Cheremkhovo Plain, near the inflow of the Kitoy River into the Angara River.
Zone Standard Time: MSD (Moscow Daylight Time) +5 hours
Total Area of Angarsk: 209 km2.
Population of Angarsk: 134 400 (1959); 265 800 (1989); 266 400 (1999); 245 700 (2006).
Renamings: no.
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 Irkutsk is the centre of Irkutsk Region and the Irkutsky District of Irkutsk Region.
Foundation of Irkutsk: in 1661, city status in 1686. 4 urban districts.
Geographic Coordinates of Irkutsk: 52°18′N 104°17′E; located on the Irkutsk-Cheremkhovo Plain, near the inflow of the Irkut River into the Angara River.
Zone Standard Time: MSD (Moscow Daylight Time) +5 hours
Total area of Irkutsk: 301 km2.
Population of Irkutsk: 250 000 (1939); 366 000 (1959); 626 100 (1989); 592 400 (1999); 578 100 (2006).
Renamings: no.
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 Ust-Kut is a town of region subordination and the centre of the Ust-Kutsky District of Irkutsk Region.
Foundation of Ust-Kut: in 1631; town status in 1954.
Geographic Coordinates of Ust-Kut: 56° 46' N, 105° 40' E, located on the Leno-Angarsk Plateau, near the inflow of the Kut River into the Lena River.
Zone Standard Time: MSD (Moscow Daylight Time) +5 hours
Total Area of Ust-Kut: 56 km2.
Population of Ust-Kut: 21 300. (1959); 61 100 (1989); 59 600 (1998); 46 600 (2006).
Renamings: no.
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 Irkutsk Region's area is 767 900 square kilometres. Irkutsk Region's population is 2 616 000 inhabitants. The administrative center is Irkutsk.
Irkutsk Region is located n the south of Eastern Siberia. Most of the territory is located on the southeastern part of the Central Siberian Plateau in the basins of the Angara and Lena, and surrounded by the Eastern Sayan Mountains on the south, Prebaikalia, the Primorsky and the Baikal ridges on the south-east, Severobaikalskoye and Patomskoye uplands on the north-east. The climate is strongly continental
Winter is cold, dry, long, the average temperature in January is −20 °C.
Spring is late, dry, short, and windy.
Summer is warm, the average temperature in July is +20 °C.
Autumn is early and warm.
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 There are points on geographical maps and the Earth's globe you can easily find, find at first sight. These are estuaries of great rivers, capes of continents, archipelagoes which are permanent landmarks on the Earth. One of these well-defined points is Listvyanka settlement. It is easy to explain the location of the settlement near the source of the Angara River, the only river flowing from Lake Baikal, to any foreigner.
In serious documents and scientific literature this municipal unit of the Irkutsky District is commonly named Listvenichnoe urban-type settlement, but people lovingly call it Listvyanka, you can see the same name on the sign with settlement name when you enter the settlement.
Attentive traveler and tourist are always taken aback by simplicity and accuracy of geographical names given by pioneers of Siberia. All people know a larch-tree (Russian word “Listvennitsa”), an ancient, nearly epibiotic and beautiful coniferous tree which grows on rock, windy slopes and loses its leaves in the fall. It is a very valuable tree good for log construction, poles of Baikal piers and getting firm from water and time! This tree gave this place the name.
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Alarsky District of Irkutsk region was found in 1922 year. The Buryat-Mongolian Autonomous Region was formed on the basis of the Aginsky Aimak according to the resolution of the Presidium of VTsIK (All-Russian Central Executive Committee) in 1922, January 9th. The District was 85 years in 2007 from the date of the foundation.
Municipal District, the Alarsky District of Irkutsk region, is located in the south part of Irkutsk region. To the south, the territory is bordered by the Cheremkhovo District of Irkutsk region, to the north-west, by the Zalarinsky District of Irkutsk region , to the north, by the Nukutsky District of Irkutsk region and to the east along Angara river bank, by the Bohansky District of Irkutsk region.
The territory of the Alarsky District is 2 700 square km. Standard residential population is more 25 800 inhabitants. As of 2008, January 1st .
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Irkutsky District of Irkutsk Region is located in the southern part of Irkutsk Region.
Its development owes to the geographll location. On the one hand, it is a suburban area of the region's capital, which offers benefits versus other rural areas, on the other hand - this is the area of Lake Baikal's shoreline.
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Irkutsky District extends about 130 km from west to east and about 130 km from north to south. It has a total area of 1 132 400 ha. The territory of the district adjoins the basin of Baikal on the west. The main water artery is Angara river.
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Angarsky District of Irkutsk Region is located in the most economically developed south-western part of Irkutsk Region. The district comprises Angarsk, a city of oregion subordinance, Meget, an urban-type settlement, and also Odinsk and Savvateevka, rural settlements.
History of Angarsk began in 1945 year when project site of Coal-to-Liquids Plant which coal was mined in Cheremkhovsky District was established in the interfluve area of Angara and Kitoy rivers. Pioneer builders came in wild taiga, on the shore of Kitoy river, in autumn of the same year. And the worker's settlement had already been granted the status of the city named Angarsk.
Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR “On the Award of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour to Angarsk City of Irkutsk Region for Success in Five-Year Plan of Development of Industry” was issued in 1971, 18th January.
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Ziminsky District of Irkutsk Region is located in the southern part of Irkutsk Region. It has a total area of 7 000 square km. Official date of the foundation of Ziminsky District is 14th February of 1923 year.
General population of Ziminsky District is 15 000 inhabitants, as of 01.01.2004. Population density of Ziminsky District is 2.1 per sq.km (dencity of Irkutsk Region is 3.4 per sq.km. Rural population is concentrated in 54 settlements, population distribution is irregular, population varies from 2000 to 4000 inhabitants. Rural settlements of more than 1000 people are Kimiltai, C-Hazan, Batama. Rural settlements of less 100 people are 20.
Agricultural industry is most developed in economy of Ziminsky District, its percentage in sales revenue is 62%. There are 48 farm enterprise registered in Ziminsky District, 15 of these are production enterprises which produce and realize agricultural products. There are 33 reinforced-concrete bridges on the roads of the district.
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Municipal unit, Balagansky District of Irkutsk Region, is located in the central part of Irkutsk Region out of the main ways.The Balagansky District of Irkutsk Region is relatively underpopulated and economically insignificant on a scale of Irkutsk Region. The distance from Balagansk settlement, the district centre, to the nearest railway sation Zalari is 86 km and to Irkutsk is 281 km.
The Balagansky District of Irkutsk Region has old history. But after flooding of the Bratsk Reservoir the Balagansky District was eliminated in 1962 and its territory was merged in the Ust-Udinsky District of Irkutsk Region and the Zalarinsky District of Irkutsk Region. The Balagansky District of Irkutsk Region was recreated in 1989. In 2000 the Charter of the municipal unit of the Balagansky District of Irkutsk Region was adopted.
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Characteristics of Bayandayevsky District of Irkutsk Region
According to the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR from April, 19th, 1941 the Bayandayevsky Aimak with the centre Bayandai Settlement was found on the basis of nine Rural Soviets of the Ekhirit-Bulagatsky Aimak
For the years of its existence the Bayandayevsky District of Irkutsk Region had changed many times. It had been a part of the Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District of Irkutsk Region for 11 and more years. It became a separate district in 1975, February, again.
The Bayandayevsky District is located in the north-eastern part of the Okrug within the watershed of two enormous river systems - the Yenisey and Lena and spreads along the Yakutsky Trakt on the territory of 375 619 hectares at length of 100 km and width of 40 km. The centre of the District is Bayandai settlement, the distance to Ust-Ordynsky settlement, the centre of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug, is 62 km, to the Region Centre, Irkutsk, is 130 km. It is connected with the regional centre by a asphalt highway.
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Zalarinsky District of Irkutsk Region was established in 1925 and consisted of 19 Selsoviets (local councils). At the present time the territory of the Zalarinsky District is divided into 15 internal municipal units: 13 rural administrations and 2 semi-rural administrations. There are all 70 settlements in the Zalarinsky District of Irkutsk Region, which average population is 284 inhabitants.
The Zalarinsky District of Irkutsk Region is located at the south-western part of Irkutsk Region and takes up 7 600 square kilometers or 1 % of Irkutsk Region.
The Zalarinsky District of Irkutsk Region has favorable geographical location, the Trans-Siberian Railway and the road Krasnoyarsk – Irkutsk pass through the territory of the District. The distance from Zalari settlement to Irkutsk , the regional centre is 202 km by motor road and 195 km by railroad.
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The Bratsky district executive committee of Irkutsk Region was firstly mentioned in documents of twenties as the Bratsky Volost Executive Committee of the Workers and Peasants Deputies Council. The last zoning of Siberian Krai was carried out in October of 1925 by the Resolution of All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK0 of the USSR of May 25, 1925. Official birthdate of the Bratsky District of Irkutsk Region is considered to be June 28, 1925).
The Bratsky District of Irkutsk Region in 1926 was a taiga skirt of East-Siberian Krai and a permanent place for deportations which area was about 30 000 km2 and population was about 20 000 inhabitants. There wasn’t either small- scale or large-scale industry (except for artisan workshop) at that time. 25% population was illiterate. There were 5 reading rooms, 33 propaganda rooms which were called "Krasny Ugolok", a library, 2 portable projectors and a wired-radio outlet. 1170 types of newspapers and 690 types of magazines were taken in.
Climate of the district is strongly continental, winter is long and dry and summer is short.
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Zhigalovsky District of Irkutsk Region was established in 1925. Total area is 22 800 km2. The District was performed as a municipal unit after adoption of the Charter of the municipal unit “Zhigalovsky District of Irkutsk Region” from November 19, 1999.
The district centre, Zhigalovo Settlement, is located 400 km on the north-east from Irkutsk, the regional centre, and on the left shore of the Lena River. There are 40 settlements located 5 -110 km from the regional centre. The Zhigalovsky District of Irkutsk Region borders on 5 district of Irkutsk Region: the Kachugsky District, the Ust-Kutsky District, the Kazachinsko-Lensky District, the Ust-Udinsky District and the Osinsky District. You can get to these districts and the regional centre by automobile. There are the following enterprises which are important for stabilization socioeconomic situation in the Zhigalovsky District: branches of Federal State Institution “Lenskoe GBU VP & S and Zhigalovsky ship-building yard” and OGUP DSIO, “Zhigalovsky wood division”, Ust-Uda seismic prospecting crew, RUSIA Petroleum Joint Stock Co., oil and gas drilling companies.
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