Angarsk
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Angarsk
Ангарск | |
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City[1] | |
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Angarsk Location of Angarsk | |
Coordinates: 52°33′N 103°54′E / 52.550°N 103.900°ECoordinates: 52°33′N 103°54′E / 52.550°N 103.900°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Angarsky District[2] |
Founded | 1948[3] |
City status since | May 30, 1951 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sergey Petrov |
Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 233,567 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 225,772 (−3.3%) |
• Rank | 83rd in 2010 |
Administrative status | |
• Capital of | Angarsky District[6] |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Angarskoye Urban Okrug[7] |
• Capital of | Angarskoye Urban Okrug[7] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [8]) |
Postal code(s)[9] | 665800, 665801, 665804–665806, 665808, 665809, 665813, 665814, 665816, 665819, 665821, 665824–665836, 665838, 665841 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 3955 |
OKTMO ID | 25703000001 |
Website | angarsk-adm |
Angarsk (Russian: Ангарск, IPA: [ɐnˈgarsk]) is a city and the administrative center of Angarsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kitoy River, 51 kilometers (32 mi) from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast.[2] Population: 233,567 (2010 Census);[4] 247,118 (2002 Census);[10] 265,835 (1989 Census).[11]
History[]
It was founded in 1948[3][12] as an industrial community and was granted city status on May 30, 1951.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status[]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Angarsk serves as the administrative center of Angarsky District,[6] to which it is directly subordinated.[2] As a municipal division, the city of Angarsk and thirteen rural localities of Angarsky District are incorporated as Angarskoye Urban Okrug.[7]
Local government[]
As a result of the elections of December 2, 2007, Leonid G. Mikhaylov was elected mayor.[citation needed] Previously, Yevgeny P. Kanukhin, elected on October 9, 2005, was mayor.
Economy[]
Angarsk has the largest industrial zone in Asia. It includes and Angarsk Electrochemical Combine. Angarsk also hosts a showcase international nuclear fuel cycle center, which will be one of the first Russian enrichment centers to be placed under IAEA safeguards. Angarsk is also the site for a Nuclear Fuel Bank, following a decision by the IAEA in November 2009; working with Russia, IAEA established this bank to supply market priced fuel to member states as protection against possible supply disruptions.[13]
In 2005, Angarsk won the first prize in a nationwide contest for the fastest development of public utilities.
Transportation[]
The city is connected by the Trans-Siberian Railway. Trams, buses, and marshrutkas (routed taxis) are the main means of public transportation in the city.
Culture and education[]
The city is home to the Angarsk Museum of Clocks and Watches, the Angarsk Museum of Victory, and the Angarsk State Technical Academy.
People[]
Mikhail Popkov, one of Russia's most violent serial killers, was born in Angarsk.
Ekaterina Tyryshkina, footballer playing for En Avant de Guingamp (women)
Twin towns and sister cities[]
Angarsk is twinned with:
References[]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Angarsk. |
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
- ^ Jump up to: a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 21. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Law #49-OZ
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Law #149-OZ
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Entry on Angarsk. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 399.
- ^ "Russia Establishes Nuclear Fuel Bank". Nuclear New Build Monitor. Exchange Monitor Publications, Inc. December 6, 2010. p. 8.
Sources[]
- Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Постановление №9/5-ЗС от 15 апреля 2009 г. «Устав Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №2-У от 14 декабря 2017 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 14, 2017 On the Amendments to 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 №49-ОЗ от 21 июня 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №12-ОЗ от 23 марта 2017 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 25 и 33 Закона Иркутской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Иркутской области" и Закон Иркутской области "О порядке рассмотрения Законодательным Собранием Иркутской области предложений о присвоении наименований географическим объектам и (или) о переименовании географических объектов"». Вступил в силу после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Областная", №71, 25 июня 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #49-OZ of June 21, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #12-OZ of March 23, 2017 On Amending Articles 25 and 33 of the Law of Irkutsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Irkutsk Oblast" and the Law of Irkutsk Oblast "On the Procedures for Consideration of Assignments of Names to Geographical Objects and (or) Renaming of Geographical Objects". Effective as of after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Закон №149-ОЗ от 10 декабря 2014 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований Ангарского района Иркутской области». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2015 г., но не ранее чем через десять календарных дней после дня официального опубликования, за исключением абзаца первого части 2, абзаца первого части 3 статьи 4, которые вступают в силу через один месяц после вступления в силу настоящего Закона, в случае отсутствия инициативы граждан о проведении местного референдума по вопросу определения структуры органов местного самоуправления. Опубликован: "Областная", №141, 15 декабря 2014 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #149-OZ of December 10, 2014 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations in Angarsky District of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2015, but not earlier than ten calendar days after the official publication date, with the exception of the first paragraph of Part 2, the first paragraph of Part 3 of Article 4, which take effect one month after this Law takes effect, unless there is a citizen initiative to hold a local referendum on the issue of the determination of the structure of the bodies of local self-government.).
- Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast (in Russian)
External links[]
- Official website of Angarsk (in Russian)
- Directory of organizations in Angarsk (in Russian)
- Cities and towns in Irkutsk Oblast
- Populated places established in 1948
- Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union