Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky

Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky (English)
Железногорск-Илимский (Russian)
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Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia
Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky
Location of Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 56°35′N 104°08′E / 56.583°N 104.133°ECoordinates: 56°35′N 104°08′E / 56.583°N 104.133°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of July 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Irkutsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Nizhneilimsky District[2]
Administrative center of Nizhneilimsky District[3]
Municipal status (as of June 2013)
Municipal district Nizhneilimsky Municipal District[4]
Urban settlement Zheleznogorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Administrative center of Zheleznogorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Mayor Semyon Gendelman
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 26,079 inhabitants[5]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[6]
Founded 1948
Town status since 1965
Previous names Korshunikha (until the 1950s),
Zheleznogorsk (until 1965)
Postal code(s)[7] 665650, 665651, 665653, 665654
Dialing code(s) +7 39566
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Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky (Russian: Железногорск-Илимский; IPA: [ʐɪlʲɪznɐˈgorsk ɪˈlʲimskʲɪj]) is a town and the administrative center of Nizhneilimsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located 849 kilometers (528 mi) north of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 26,079(2010 Census);[5] 29,093(2002 Census);[8] 32,326(1989 Census).[9]

History

It was founded in 1948, in connection with the beginning of exploitation of the iron deposits at Zheleznaya Gora (Iron Mountain). It was initially named Korshunikha (Коршуниха), after prospector Shestak Korshunov who had discovered the Iron Mountain in the 17th century.

It was granted urban-type settlement status in the 1950s, after a period of growth following the construction of the western section of the Baikal–Amur Mainline, and renamed Zheleznogorsk (Iron Mountain Town). With the completion of a major ore processing plant, town status was granted in 1965 under the present name, the suffix "Ilimsky" added to differentiate from other towns of the same name.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky serves as the administrative center of Nizhneilimsky District,[3] to which it is directly subordinated.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky is incorporated within Nizhneilimsky Municipal District as Zheleznogorskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Economy

The town's economy is mainly reliant on the open pit iron ore mine and ore processing works, owned by the company Mechel Inc.

Transportation

The town has a station called Korshunikha-Angarskaya on the Baikal–Amur Mainline, it is also on the road from Bratsk to Ust-Kut.

Sister city

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 Law #96-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. 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.).
  7. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. 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.
  9. 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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