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Irkutsk
Иркутск | |
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 Clockwise, from the upper right corner: Clock Tower, Picture Gallery, Irkutsk panorama from the dam, Local Lore Museum, Khudozhestvenny Cinema, Kazan Church | |
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| Anthem: none | |
Location of Irkutsk  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°17′N 104°17′E / 52.283°N 104.283°ECoordinates: 52°17′N 104°17′E / 52.283°N 104.283°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[2] |
| Founded | 1661[3] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Duma |
| • Mayor[4] | Dmitri Berdnikov[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 277 km2 (107 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 587,891 |
| • Estimate (2018)[7] | 623,869 (+6.1%) |
| • Rank | 24th in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | City of Irkutsk[2][1] |
| • Capital of | Irkutsk Oblast[2], Irkutsky District[2] |
| • Urban okrug | Irkutsk Urban Okrug[8] |
| • Capital of | Irkutsk Urban Okrug[8], Irkutsky Municipal District[9] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5  [10]) |
| Postal code(s)[11] | 664xxx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3952[12] |
| OKTMO ID | 25701000001 |
| City Day | First Saturday of June |
| Twin towns | Vilnius, Pforzheim, Shenyang, Ulaanbaatar, Kanazawa, Eugene, Novi Sad, Évian-les-Bains, Strömsund Municipality, Pordenone, Grenoble, Dijon, Simferopol, Krasnoyarsk, Gangneung, Białystok |
| Website | www1 |
Irkutsk is a city in Russia. It was founded in 1661. It is named after the Irkut River. It is one of the largest cities in Siberia.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #49-OZ
- ↑ Lantzeff, George V., and Richard A. Pierce (1973). Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier, to 1750. Montreal eduacadtion: McGill-Queen's U.P.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Мэр - Официальный портал города Иркутска". Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Федеральная служба государственной статистики Российской Федерации - База данных показателей муниципальных образований". Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ↑ "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Law #88-oz
- ↑ Law #94-oz
- ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ↑ "International Calling Codes - Pg2". The-acr.com. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
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