Slyudyanka, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Slyudyanka.
Slyudyanka (English)
Слюдянка (Russian)
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Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia
Slyudyanka
Location of Slyudyanka in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°38′N 103°45′E / 51.633°N 103.750°ECoordinates: 51°38′N 103°45′E / 51.633°N 103.750°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of July 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Irkutsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Slyudyansky District[2]
Administrative center of Slyudyansky District[3]
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Municipal district Slyudyansky Municipal District[4]
Urban settlement Slyudyanskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Administrative center of Slyudyansky Municipal District,[4] Slyudyanskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Statistics
Area 38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 18,574 inhabitants[5]
Population (2013 est.) 18,626 inhabitants[6]
Density 489/km2 (1,270/sq mi)[7]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[8]
Founded 1905
Town status since 1936
Postal code(s)[9] 665900, 665902–665904
Dialing code(s) +7 39544
Official website
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Slyudyanka (Russian: Слюдянка; IPA: [slʲʉˈdʲankə]) is a town and the administrative center of Slyudyansky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located at the southern tip of Lake Baikal, 126 kilometers (78 mi) south of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 18,574 (2010 Census);[5] 19,118 (2002 Census);[10] 19,872 (1989 Census).[11]

The town is a stop and major railroad junction for the Trans-Siberian Railway, and also serves as the starting point for the historic Circum-Baikal Railway.

Etymology

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

History

Slyudyanka railway station on the Trans-Siberian Railway

Slyudyanka railway station and a settlement around it were established in 1905. Town status was granted to it in 1936.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Slyudyanka serves as the administrative center of Slyudyansky District,[3] to which it is directly subordinated.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Slyudyanka, together with two rural localities in Slyudyansky District, is incorporated within Slyudyansky Municipal District as Slyudyanskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Law #49-OZ
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Law #72-oz
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.
  6. ↑ Численность населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2013 года. — М.: Федеральная служба государственной статистики Росстат, 2013. — 528 с. (Табл. 33. Численность населения городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населенных пунктов, сельских населенных пунктов)
  7. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  8. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 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 #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  9. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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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