Kropotkin, Irkutsk Oblast
{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
| en_name = Kropotkin
| ru_name = Кропоткин
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| coordinates = {{Coord|58.5042|115.3022|region:RU|display=title,inline}}
| map_label_position = bottom
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| image_flag = Flag of Kropotkinskoe (Irkutsk oblast).png
| flag_caption =Flag of the Kropotkin Urban Settlement
| federal_subject = Irkutsk Oblast
| adm_district_jur = Bodaybinsky District
| adm_ctr_of = Kropotkin Urban Settlement
| inhabloc_cat = Work settlement
| pop_2010census = 1335
| pop_2010census_ref = {{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}
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Kropotkin ({{langx|ru|Кропоткин}}) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Bodaybinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=1335|p2002=1812|p1989=2770}}
It was named Kropotkin (in honor of Peter Kropotkin) in 1930.
Administrative status
Kropotkin is the capital of the Kropotkin Urban Settlement (Кропоткинского муниципального образования) municipal unit, which includes the Kropotkin urban locality, as well as the village of Svetly.
Geography
It is located on the Patom Highlands, in the Kropotkin Range area, {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Perevoz and {{convert|135|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of the regional center, Bodaibo. The town lies on the Nygri River, a left tributary of the Vachi River, a tributary of the Zhuya of the Chara River basin.Google Earth
References
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Category:Urban-type settlements in Irkutsk Oblast
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