Vikhorevka

Vikhorevka (English)
Вихоревка (Russian)
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Old railway station building in Vikhorevka

Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia
Vikhorevka
Location of Vikhorevka in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 56°07′N 101°10′E / 56.117°N 101.167°E / 56.117; 101.167Coordinates: 56°07′N 101°10′E / 56.117°N 101.167°E / 56.117; 101.167
Administrative status (as of July 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Irkutsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Bratsky District[2]
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Municipal district Bratsky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Vikhorevskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Vikhorevskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 22,520 inhabitants[4]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[5]
Founded 1957[6]
Town status since 1966
Postal code(s)[7] 665770–665772
Dialing code(s) +7 3953
Official website
Vikhorevka on Wikimedia Commons

Vikhorevka (Russian: Вихоревка; IPA: [ˈvʲixərʲɪfkə]) is a town in Bratsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vikhorevka River (Angara River's tributary), 916 kilometers (569 mi) northwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast, and 46 kilometers (29 mi) southwest of Bratsk. Population: 22,520(2010 Census);[4] 24,763(2002 Census);[8] 23,872(1989 Census).[9]

History

It was founded in 1957[6] as a workers' settlement due to the construction of the western section of the Baikal–Amur Mainline between Tayshet and Bratsk. The river, the railway station, and the town were named after Vikhor Savin, a Strelets sotnik who was killed here by the Tungus people in 1630. It was granted town status in 1966.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vikhorevka is subordinated to Bratsky District.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Vikhorevka is incorporated within Bratsky Municipal District as Vikhorevskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

The town's economy relies mainly on timber production, as well as a railway depot.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  2. 1 2 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #76-oz
  4. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. 1 2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 71. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  7. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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