Baykalsk
| Baykalsk (English) Байкальск (Russian) |
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| - Town[citation needed] - | |
 Former Baykalsk pulp and paper mill |
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.svg) Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia |
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 Baykalsk
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| Coordinates: 51°33′N 104°03′E / 51.55°N 104.05°ECoordinates: 51°33′N 104°03′E / 51.55°N 104.05°E | |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 209 km2 (81 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
13,589 inhabitants[1] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 15,727 inhabitants[2] |
| Density | 65 /km2 (170 /sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | IRKST (UTC+09:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1961[5] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 39542[citation needed] |
Baykalsk (Russian: Байка́льск) is a town in Slyudyansky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 13,589 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 15,727 (2002 Census);[2] 16,406 (1989 Census).[6]
It was founded in 1961 with the opening of a paper mill at Lake Baikal, called Baykalsk Paper and Pulp Mills.
Baykalsk Paper and Pulp Mills was a major source of pollution of Lake Baikal.[7] About 3,500 people were directly employed by the plant. The plant was closed in 2009 after new expensive waste water treatment equipment made the factory unprofitable after the global economic downturn.[7][8] In Soviet times, the factory management was primarily responsible for the town's maintenance. The town and plant administrations were independent from one another but 95% of the town's budget used to come from the plant in form of taxes. In January 2010, following disturbances, the Russian government with the cooperation of its private owner reopened the factory and exempted it from pollution rules but lowered the workers wages. The future of the mill and the town remain in doubt.[9]
There are nine kindergartens, three theaters, and a new sports center in the town. The residential parts mostly comprise three- and five-storey apartment blocks.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
- ^ Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 32. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ a b "Oleg Deripaska pays up". The Daily Telegraph (London). 2009-06-12. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/5515993/Oleg-Deripaska-pays-staff-off-Baikalsk-Paper-and-Pulp-Mills.html. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ^ "Siberian Town silenced by downturn". BBC News. 2009-09-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8254199.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ^ Levy, Clifford J. (November 8, 2010). "Last Gasp for Factory Bequeathed by Soviets". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/world/europe/09baikal.html. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
