Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city in Russia and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast. It was founded in 1661. It is named after the Irkut River. It is one of the largest cities in Siberia.
Irkutsk
Иркутск | |
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City[1] | |
 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 | |
| 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) |
Administrative status | |
| • Subordinated to | City of Irkutsk[2][1] |
| • Capital of | Irkutsk Oblast[2], Irkutsky District[2] |
Municipal status | |
| • 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 | Pforzheim, Shenyang, Ulaanbaatar, Kanazawa, Eugene, Novi Sad, Évian-les-Bains, Strömsund Municipality, Pordenone, Grenoble, Dijon, Simferopol, Krasnoyarsk, Gangneung, Białystok |
| Website | www1 |
References
- Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
- 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. ISBN 9780773501331.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Мэр - Официальный портал города Иркутска". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- "Федеральная служба государственной статистики Российской Федерации - База данных показателей муниципальных образований". Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. 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.
- 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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