Cheremkhovo ( rus, Черемхо́во, p=tɕɪrʲɪmˈxovə) is a

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Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and Nizh ...

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, located on the

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History

Cheremkhovo was founded in 1772.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Cheremkhovo serves as the

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of Cheremkhovsky District,Law #49-OZ even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the

Town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

of CheremkhovoCharter of Irkutsk Oblast—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the Town of Cheremkhovo is incorporated as Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug.Law #104-oz

Economy

The town is one of the

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towns in the Irkutsk coal basin.

Notable residents

* Uladzimir Mackievič (born 1956), Belarusian philosopher, social and political activist, political prisoner

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Cheremkhovo

Cheremkhovo Business Directory
*Transsib.ru

{{Use mdy dates, date=June 2012 Cities and towns in Irkutsk Oblast Populated places established in 1772 Irkutsk Governorate