Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky
Железногорск-Илимский | |
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![]() Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky | |
Coordinates: 56°35′N 104°08′E / 56.583°N 104.133°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 | |
• Total | 26,079 |
• Capital of | Nizhneilimsky District [4] |
• 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
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Postal code(s) [7] | 665650, 665651, 665653, 665654 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 39566 |
OKTMO ID | 25626101001 |
Website |
zhel-ilimskoe |
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 Russian census); [3] 29,093 ( 2002 Census); [8] 32,326 ( 1989 Soviet census). [9]
The town is located in the Lena-Angara Plateau. [10]
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]
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]
The town's economy is mainly reliant on the open pit iron ore mine and ore processing works, owned by the company Mechel Inc.
The town has a station called Korshunikha-Angarskaya on the Baikal–Amur Mainline, it is also on the road from Bratsk to Ust-Kut.
Media related to
Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky at Wikimedia Commons
Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky
Железногорск-Илимский | |
---|---|
![]() Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky | |
Coordinates: 56°35′N 104°08′E / 56.583°N 104.133°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 | |
• Total | 26,079 |
• Capital of | Nizhneilimsky District [4] |
• 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
![]() |
Postal code(s) [7] | 665650, 665651, 665653, 665654 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 39566 |
OKTMO ID | 25626101001 |
Website |
zhel-ilimskoe |
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 Russian census); [3] 29,093 ( 2002 Census); [8] 32,326 ( 1989 Soviet census). [9]
The town is located in the Lena-Angara Plateau. [10]
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]
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]
The town's economy is mainly reliant on the open pit iron ore mine and ore processing works, owned by the company Mechel Inc.
The town has a station called Korshunikha-Angarskaya on the Baikal–Amur Mainline, it is also on the road from Bratsk to Ust-Kut.
Media related to
Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky at Wikimedia Commons