Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky

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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 478 kilometers (297 mi) north of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 26,079 (2010 census);^[3] 29,093 (2002 census);^[8] 32,326 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

CountryRussia

Founded1948

Elevation

430 m (1,410 ft)

TimezoneUTC+8 (MSK+5

^[6])

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Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky Железногорск-Илимский
Town^[1]
Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky
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Coordinates: 56°35′N 104°08′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Irkutsk Oblast^[1]
Administrative district	Nizhneilimsky District^[2]
Founded	1948
Town status since	1965
Government
• Mayor	Semyon Gendelman
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[3]
• Total	26,079
• Estimate (2021)	21,621 (−17.1%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Nizhneilimsky District^[4]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Nizhneilimsky Municipal District^[5]
• Urban settlement	Zheleznogorskoye Urban Settlement^[5]
• Capital of	Nizhneilimsky Municipal District,^[5] Zheleznogorskoye Urban Settlement^[5]
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 ^[6])
Postal codes^[7]	665650, 665651, 665653, 665654
Dialing code	+7 39566
OKTMO ID	25626101001
Website	zhel-ilimskoe.irkobl.ru

Geography

The town is located in the Lena-Angara Plateau.^[10]

History

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

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.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky serves as the administrative center of Nizhneilimsky District,^[4] 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.^[5]

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

Sakata, Japan

References

Notes

[1]
Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
[2]
Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
[3]
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.
[4]
Law #49-OZ
[5]
Law #96-oz
[6]
"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
[7]
Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
[8]
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).
[9]
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.
[10]
Google Earth

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 №96-оз от 16 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Нижнеилимского района Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №47-ОЗ от 21 июня 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Иркутской области "О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Нижнеилимского 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", №254–255, 20 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #96-oz of December 16, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of Nizhneilimsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #47-OZ of June 21, 2013 On Amending the Law of Irkutsk Oblast "On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of Nizhneilimsky District of Irkutsk Oblast". Effective as of December 31, 2004, but not earlier than 10 days after the official publication date.).

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