Biryusinsk ( rus, Бирюсинск, p=bʲɪrʲʉˈsʲinsk) is a

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Tayshetsky District Tayshetsky District (russian: Тайшетский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast Municipally, it is incorporated as Tayshetsky Municipal District.Law #100- ...

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, located on the right bank of the

Biryusa River The Biryusa (russian: Бирюса, in its lower reaches also called the Ona) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. The Biryusa is long, with a drainage basin of . The river has its sources in the far southwestern areas of ...

(

Angara The Angara ( Buryat and mn, Ангар, ''Angar'', "Cleft"; russian: Ангара́, ''Angará'') is a major river in Siberia, which traces a course through Russia's Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai. It drains out of Lake Baikal and is ...

's basin), northwest of

Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...

, the

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of the

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. Population: It was previously known as ''Suyetikha'' (until 1967).

History

It was founded in 1897 as Suyetikha (), named so after the Suyetikha River.. In 1934, it was granted work settlement status. It was granted town status in 1967 and renamed Biryusinsk after the

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Biryusinsk is subordinated to

.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast'' As a municipal division, the

of Biryusinsk is incorporated within Tayshetsky Municipal District as Biryusinskoye Urban Settlement.Law #100-oz

Economy

Biryusinsk's industrial enterprises include a

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factory and a

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plant.

References

Notes

Sources

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Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
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External links

Official website of Biryusinsk

Biryusinsk Business Directory
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