Usolye-Sibirskoye
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Usolye-Sibirskoye[2] |
| Administrative center of | Town of Usolye-Sibirskoye[2] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2004) | |
| Urban okrug | Usolye-Sibirskoye Urban Okrug[3] |
| Administrative center of | Usolye-Sibirskoye Urban Okrug,[3] Usolsky Municipal District[4] |
| Mayor[citation needed] | Vladimir Zhilkin[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 83,327 inhabitants[5] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 197th |
| Time zone | IRKT (UTC+09:00)[6] |
| Founded | 1669[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1925[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 665450–665467[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 39543[citation needed] |
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Usolye-Sibirskoye (Russian: Усолье-Сибирское; IPA: [ʊˈsolʲjə sʲɪˈbʲirskəjə]) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Angara River. Population: 83,327 (2010 Census);[5] 90,161 (2002 Census);[7] 106,496 (1989 Census).[8]
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History [edit]
It was founded in 1669 under the name Usolye, an archaic Russian word for a salt producing town, by Mikhalevs brothers, the Cossacks who had discovered salt deposits in a nearby spring.[citation needed]
The Siberian Route was built through the town in the 18th century, followed in the late 19th century by the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Town status was granted to it in 1925.[citation needed] The town's name was given the extension Sibirskoye (Siberian) in 1940, to differentiate from the town of Usolye in the Kama River region.
From 1947 until 1953, the town hosted a prison camp of the gulag system.[9]
Administrative and municipal status [edit]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Usolye-Sibirskoye serves as the administrative center of Usolsky District,[2] even though it is not a part of it.[citation needed] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Usolye-Sibirskoye[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] As a municipal division, the Town of Usolye-Sibirskoye is incorporated as Usolye-Sibirskoye Urban Okrug.[3]
Economy and infrastructure [edit]
Ever since its inception, the main industry of the town has been salt-mining. The opening of a major mine in 1956 saw the town become Russia's largest producer of table salt, as well as the development of related chemical industries such as Usolyekhimprom.
There is also heavy machinery assembly, including mining equipment produced by the company Usolyemash.
The town has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway, it is also located on the highway from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk.
A light rail network has operated in the town since the 1960s, originally funded by the salt mine.
Sister city [edit]
Gallery [edit]
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Looking left at the entrance to Usolye-Sibirskoye
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Looking right at the entrance to Usolye-Sibirskoye
References [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ a b c Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
- ^ a b c Law #49-OZ
- ^ a b c Law #91-oz
- ^ Law #84-oz
- ^ a b "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ 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.).
- ^ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ 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). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Memorial - website about the GULAG (German)
- ^ Усолье-Сибирское - Кага (Япония)
Sources [edit]
- Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Постановление №9/5-ЗС от 15 апреля 2009 г. «Устав Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №1-У от 25 июня 2012 г. «О поправках к Уставу Иркутской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Областная", №45, 24 апреля 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Resolution #9/5-ZS of April 15, 2009 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #1-U of June 25, 2012 On Amending the Charter of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as of the day following a ten-day period after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Закон №49-ОЗ от 21 июня 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №122-ОЗ от 5 декабря 2011 г «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Иркутской области». Вступил в силу после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Областная", №71, 25 июня 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #49-OZ of June 21, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #122-OZ of December 5, 2011 On Amending Several Laws of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as of after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Закон №91-оз от 16 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципального образования "город Усолье-Сибирское" Иркутской области». Вступил в силу с 31 декабря 2004 г., но не ранее чем через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Восточно-Сибирская правда", №254–255, 20 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #91-oz of December 16, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Usolye-Sibirskoye" of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as of December 31, 2004, but not earlier than 10 days after the official publication date.).
- Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Закон №84-оз от 16 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Усольского района Иркутской области». Вступил в силу с 31 декабря 2004 г., но не ранее чем через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Восточно-Сибирская правда", №254–255, 20 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #84-oz of December 16, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of Usolsky District of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as of December 31, 2004, but not earlier than ten days after the official publication date.).
