Slyudyanka

Slyudyanka railway station on the Trans-Siberian Railway

Slyudyanka (Russian: Слюдя́нка) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located at the southern tip of Lake Baikal 127 km south of Irkutsk. It is a stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Slyudanka is the administrative center of Slyudyansky District. Population: 19,118 (2002 Census); 19,872 (1989 Census).

A railway station of Slyudyanka and a settlement around it were established in 1905. Town status since 1936.

The town takes its name from the Russian word for mica, reflecting the numerous mineral deposits in the area.

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	Cities and towns in Irkutsk Oblast
	Administrative center: Irkutsk Alzamay \| Angarsk \| Baykalsk \| Biryusinsk \| Bodaybo \| Bratsk \| Cheremkhovo \| Kirensk \| Nizhneudinsk \| Sayansk \| Shelekhov \| Slyudyanka \| Svirsk \| Tayshet \| Tulun \| Usolye-Sibirskoye \| Ust-Ilimsk \| Ust-Kut \| Vikhorevka \| Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky \| Zima

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