Cheremkhovo
Town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Cheremkhovo (Russian: Черемхо́во, IPA: [tɕɪrʲɪmˈxovə]; Buryat: Шэрэмхэ, Şeremkhe) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Cheremkhovo
Черемхово | |
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Cheremkhovo at night | |
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| Coordinates: 53°09′N 103°05′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[2] |
| Founded | 1772 |
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 52,647 |
| 52,879 (+0.4%) | |
| • Rank | 310th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Cheremkhovo[1] |
| • Capital of | Cheremkhovsky District,[1] Town of Cheremkhovo[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug,[5] Cheremkhovsky Municipal District[6] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 |
| Postal code[8] | |
| OKTMO ID | 25745000001 |
| Website | admcher |
History
Cheremkhovo was founded as the village in 1772.[9]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Cheremkhovo serves as the administrative center of Cheremkhovsky District,[1] even though it is not a part of it.[citation needed] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Cheremkhovo[2]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] As a municipal division, the Town of Cheremkhovo is incorporated as Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug.[5]
Economy
The town is one of the coal-mining towns in the Irkutsk coal basin.
Notable people
- Uladzimir Mackievič (born 1956), Belarusian philosopher, social and political activist, political prisoner[10]
- Evgeny Vyborov (1953–2025), bandy player and coach[11]
