Slyudyanka ( rus, Слюдянка, p=slʲʉˈdʲankə) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Slyudyansky District
Slyudyansky District (russian: Слюдя́нский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast Municipally, it is incorporated as Slyudyansky Municipal District.Law # ...
of
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 N ...
,
Russia
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, located at the southern tip of
Lake Baikal, south of
Irkutsk, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
The town is a stop and major railroad junction for the
Trans-Siberian Railway
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, and also serves as the starting point for the historic
Circum-Baikal Railway.
Etymology
The town takes its name from the Russian word for
mica, reflecting the numerous mineral deposits in the area.
History
![Slyudyanka station](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Slyudyanka_station.jpg)
Slyudyanka
railway station
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and a settlement around it were established in 1905. Town status was granted to it in 1936.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Slyudyanka serves as 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 is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Slyudyansky District
Slyudyansky District (russian: Слюдя́нский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast Municipally, it is incorporated as Slyudyansky Municipal District.Law # ...
,
[Law #49-OZ] to which it is directly subordinated.
[''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast''] As a
municipal division, 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 Slyudyanka, together with two rural localities in Slyudyansky District, is incorporated within Slyudyansky Municipal District as Slyudyanskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #72-oz]
References
Notes
Sources
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Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast'
External links
Official website of Slyudyanskoye Urban SettlementOfficial website of the Slyudyanka weekly newspaper ''Slavnoye More''
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Cities and towns in Irkutsk Oblast
Populated places on Lake Baikal