Nizhneangarsk (russian: Нижнеанга́рск; bxr, Доодо Ангар, ''Doodo Angar''; mn, Доор Ангар, ''Door Angar'') is an urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

) and the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

Severo-Baykalsky District Severo-Baykalsky District (russian: Се́веро-Байка́льский райо́н; bua, Хойто-Байгалай аймаг, ''Khoito-Baigalai aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (raion), one ...

of the

Republic of Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

, located at the northern tip of

Lake Baikal Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...

, north of

Severobaykalsk Severobaikalsk (russian: Северобайка́льск; bua, Хойто-Байгал, ''Khoito-Baigal'', mn, Хойдбайгал, ''Khoidbaigal'') is a town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the northern end of Lake Baikal at ...

. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,030.

History

It was founded in 1643 by the

n explorer Semyon Skorokhod and was originally called Verkhneangarsk (), after the fort built here by Vasily Kolesnik in 1646. In the 1970s, it was planned to make Nizhneangarsk the headquarters of the western end of the

Baikal–Amur Mainline The Baikal–Amur Mainline (russian: Байкало-Амурская магистраль, , , ) is a broad-gauge railway line in Russia. Traversing Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, the -long BAM runs about 610 to 770 km (380 to 4 ...

, but the marshy ground made it hard to build large buildings, so the headquarters were moved south to

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nizhneangarsk serves as the

.Resolution #431 As an administrative division, the

(inhabited locality) of Nizhneangarsk, together with one

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...

(the settlement of

Davsha Davsha (russian: Давша; bua, Дабшаа, ''Dabshaa'') is a rural locality (a settlement) in Severo-Baykalsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 18 as of 2010. Geography Davsha is located 1,585 km south of Nizhnea ...

), is incorporated within Severo-Baykalsky District as Nizhneangarsk

Urban-Type Settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

(an administrative division of the district).Law #2433-III As a municipal division, Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Severo-Baykalsky Municipal District as Nizhneangarsk Urban Settlement.Law #985-III

Transportation

Nizhneangarsk is the location of the

Nizhneangarsk Airport Nizhneangarsk Airport () is an airport in Russia located 4 km northeast of Nizhneangarsk and 26 km northeast of Severobaykalsk. It is located at the northern tip of Lake Baikal Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero ...

, with flights to

Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude (; bua, Улаан-Үдэ, , ; russian: Улан-Удэ, p=ʊˈlan ʊˈdɛ; mn, Улаан-Үд, , ) is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence wi ...

and

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 ...

, however, since

Bural Bural was an airline based in Ulan-Ude, Russia. It operated trunk and regional passenger services. Its main base was Ulan-Ude Airport. History The airline was established in 1933 as Buryatia Air Enterprise. It became independent in 1993 and wa ...

ceased operations, no flights are made during the winter. The town is also served by the

that connects Nizhneangarsk with

Severobaikalsk Severobaikalsk (russian: Северобайка́льск; bua, Хойто-Байгал, ''Khoito-Baigal'', mn, Хойдбайгал, ''Khoidbaigal'') is a town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the northern end of Lake Baikal at t ...

and

Tayshet Tayshet ( rus, Тайшет, p=tɐjˈʂɛt, lit. ''cold river'' in the Kott language) is a town and the administrative center of Tayshetsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast ...

by railway. Train 076Э connects the town with Moscow and runs every two days.

Demographics

In the last decade, Nizhneangarsk has had a decrease in its population: 5,019 (2011), 4,963 (2012), 4,885 (2013), 4,822 (2014), 4,781 (2015), 4,710 (2016) and 4,520 (2017).

Climate

Nizhneangarsk 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 The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

''Dfc''), with severely cold winters and mild summers.

Precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. ...

is moderate and is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.

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