Bodaybo ( rus, Бодайбо, p=bədɐjˈbo) is a
town and the
administrative center of
Bodaybinsky District in
Irkutsk Oblast,
Russia. It is located from
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 administrative center of the
oblast.
Geography
The town is located in the
Patom Highlands, on the right bank of the
Vitim River at its
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
with the Bodaybo River. Besides Bodaybo, some of the settlements of the district are
Aprilsk,
Artyomovsky,
Balakhninsky,
Kropotkin,
Mamakan,
Svetly,
Vasilievsky,
Perevoz and
Bolshoy Patom.
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History
It was founded in 1864
and served the needs of the local
gold mining industry. The
Lena massacre
The Lena Massacre or Lena Execution (russian: Ленский расстрел, ''Lenskiy rasstrel'') refers to the shooting of goldfield workers on strike in northeast Siberia near the Lena River on .
The strike had been provoked by exception ...
took place near Bodaybo in 1912. It was granted town status in 1925.
Vitim event
The Vitim event occurred on September 25, 2002 near the town. It was believed to be caused by a
bolide or a
comet nucleus impact.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Bodaybo serves as the
administrative center of
Bodaybinsky 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 Bodaybo, together with the ''
selo'' of
Nerpo in Bodaybinsky District, is incorporated within Bodaybinsky Municipal District as Bodaybinskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #67-oz]
Transportation
The
Bodaybo Airport is the only airport in Bodaybo and is quite small. It is served by
Angara Airlines which flies only to
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 ...
.
Climate
Bodaybo has a
subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
(
Köppen climate classification ''Dfc''), with bitterly cold winters and warm summers.
Precipitation is quite low, but falls mostly in summer, with the climate being arid at other times of the year.
References
Notes
Sources
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Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast'
External links
Official website of BodayboBodaybo Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Irkutsk Oblast
Populated places established in 1864
Irkutsk Governorate
Gold mines in Russia
Gold mines in the Soviet Union