Biryusinsk

Biryusinsk (English)
Бирюсинск (Russian)
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Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia
Biryusinsk
Location of Biryusinsk in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°58′N 97°50′E / 55.967°N 97.833°E / 55.967; 97.833Coordinates: 55°58′N 97°50′E / 55.967°N 97.833°E / 55.967; 97.833
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of July 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Irkutsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Tayshetsky District[2]
Municipal status (as of October 2013)
Municipal district Tayshetsky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Biryusinskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Biryusinskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 8,981 inhabitants[4]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[5]
Founded 1897
Town status since 1967
Previous names Suyetikha (until 1967)
Postal code(s)[6] 665050–665053
Dialing code(s) +7 39563
Official website
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Biryusinsk (Russian: Бирюсинск; IPA: [bʲɪrʲʉˈsʲinsk]) is a town in Tayshetsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Biryusa River (Angara's basin), 682 kilometers (424 mi) northwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,981(2010 Census);[4] 10,004(2002 Census);[7] 12,066(1989 Census).[8]

History

It was founded in 1897 as Suyetikha (Суетиха), named so after the Suyetikha River.. In 1934, it was granted work settlement status. It was granted town status in 1967 and renamed Biryusinsk after the Biryusa River.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Biryusinsk is subordinated to Tayshetsky District.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Biryusinsk is incorporated within Tayshetsky Municipal District as Biryusinskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

Biryusinsk's industrial enterprises include a timber factory and a hydrolysis plant.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  2. 1 2 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #100-oz
  4. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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