Slyudyanka

{{Short description|Town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia}}

{{Other places3|Slyudyanka (inhabited locality)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2012}}

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|pop_latest_ref=[http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/doc_2013/bul_dr/mun_obr2013.rar Численность населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2013 года. — М.: Федеральная служба государственной статистики Росстат, 2013. — 528 с. (Табл. 33. Численность населения городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населенных пунктов, сельских населенных пунктов)]

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Slyudyanka ({{lang-rus|Слюдянка|p=slʲʉˈdʲankə}}) is a town and the administrative center of Slyudyansky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located at the southern tip of Lake Baikal, {{convert|126|km|sp=us}} south of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=18,574|p2002=19,118|p1989=19,872}}

The town is a stop and major railroad junction for the Trans-Siberian Railway, and also serves as the starting point for the historic Circum-Baikal Railway.

Etymology

The town takes its name from the Russian word for mica, reflecting the numerous mineral deposits in the area.

History

File:Slyudyanka station.jpg

Slyudyanka railway station and a settlement around it were established in 1905.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} Town status was granted to it in 1936.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Slyudyanka serves as the administrative center of Slyudyansky District,Law #49-OZ to which it is directly subordinated.Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast As a municipal division, the town of Slyudyanka, together with two rural localities in Slyudyansky District, is incorporated within Slyudyansky Municipal District as Slyudyanskoye Urban Settlement.Law #72-oz

References

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  • {{RussiaBasicLawRef|irk}}
  • {{RussiaAdmMunRef|irk|adm|law}}
  • {{RussiaAdmMunRef|irk|mun|list|slyudyansky}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140502153853/http://www.irkobl.ru/government/local/atu/ Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast] {{in lang|ru}}