Baykalsk
| Baykalsk (English) Байкальск (Russian) | |
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| Administrative status (as of July 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Slyudyansky District[2] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2004) | |
| Municipal district | Slyudyansky Municipal District[3] |
| Urban settlement | Baykalskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Administrative center of | Baykalskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 13,583 inhabitants[4] |
| Time zone | IRKT (UTC+09:00)[5] |
| Founded | 1961[6] |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 665930, 665932 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 39542[citation needed] |
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Baykalsk (Russian: Байкальск, IPA: [bɐjˈkalʲsk]) is a town in Slyudyansky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located 41 kilometers (25 mi) from Slyudyanka, the administrative center of the district. Population: 13,583 (2010 Census);[4] 15,727 (2002 Census);[8] 16,406 (1989 Census).[9]
History
It was founded in 1961[6] with the opening of a paper mill at Lake Baikal, called Baykalsk Paper and Pulp Mills.
In the late 2000s, Baykalsk faced a series of well-documented economic crises stemming from its status as a monotown entirely dependent on the declining paper mill it was founded around.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Baykalsk is subordinated to Slyudyansky District.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Baykalsk, together with two rural localities in Slyudyansky District, is incorporated within Slyudyansky Municipal District as Baykalskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
Economy
Baykalsk Paper and Pulp Mills was a major source of pollution of Lake Baikal.[10] About 3,500 people were directly employed by the plant. The plant was closed in 2009 after new expensive waste water treatment equipment made the factory unprofitable after the global economic downturn.[10][11] In Soviet times, the factory management was primarily responsible for the town's maintenance. The town and plant administrations were independent from one another but 95% of the town's budget used to come from the plant in form of taxes. In January 2010, following disturbances, the Russian government with the cooperation of its private owner reopened the factory and exempted it from pollution rules but lowered the workers wages. [12]
In September 2013, the mill underwent a final bankruptcy, with the last eight hundred workers slated to lose their jobs by December 28, 2013. [13]
Infrastructure
There are nine kindergartens, three theaters, and a new sports center in the town. The residential parts mostly consist of three- and five-story apartment blocks.
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Law #72-oz
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 32. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Russian)
- ↑ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ 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). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Oleg Deripaska pays up". The Daily Telegraph (London). 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ↑ "Siberian Town silenced by downturn". BBC News. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ↑ Levy, Clifford J. (November 8, 2010). "Last Gasp for Factory Bequeathed by Soviets". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ↑ http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/30/21547148-tide-of-discontent-sweeps-through-russias-struggling-rust-belt
Sources
- Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Постановление №9/5-ЗС от 15 апреля 2009 г. «Устав Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №2-У от 16 декабря 2013 г. «О поправках к Уставу Иркутской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Областная", №45, 24 апреля 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Resolution #9/5-ZS of April 15, 2009 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #2-U of December 16, 2013 On Amending the Charter of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as of the day following a ten-day period after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Закон №72-оз от 2 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Слюдянского района Иркутской области». Вступил в силу с 31 декабря 2004 г., но не ранее чем через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Восточно-Сибирская правда", №248–249, 14 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #72-oz of December 2, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of Slyudyansky District of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as of December 31, 2004, but not earlier than 10 days after the official publication date.).
- Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast (Russian)
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