Irkutsk

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Irkutsk is a city in Russia and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast. It was founded in 1661. It is named after the Irkut River. It is one of the largest cities in Siberia.

Irkutsk (English)
Иркутск (Russian)
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Clockwise, from the upper right corner: Clock Tower, Picture Gallery, Irkutsk panorama from the dam, Local Lore Museum, Khudozhestvenny Cinema, Kazan Church
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Coat of arms
Flag
Anthemnone
City DayFirst Saturday of June
Administrative status (as of December 2014)
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIrkutsk Oblast[2]
Administratively subordinated toCity of Irkutsk[2][1]
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Urban okrugIrkutsk Urban Okrug[3]
Mayor[4]Dmitri Berdnikov[4]
Representative bodyDuma
Statistics
Area277 km2 (107 sq mi)[5]
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)
587,891 inhabitants[6]
Rank in 201024th
Density2,122/km2 (5,496/sq mi)[7]
Time zoneIRKT (UTC+09:00)
Founded1661[8]
Postal code(s)664xxx
Dialing code(s)+7 3952[9]
Official website
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Irkutsk Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  2. 2.0 2.1 Law #49-OZ
  3. Law #88-oz
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Мэр - Официальный портал города Иркутска". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  5. "Федеральная служба государственной статистики Российской Федерации - База данных показателей муниципальных образований". Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  6. "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); no-break space character in |accessdate= at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  8. Lantzeff, George V., and Richard A. Pierce (1973). Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier, to 1750. Montreal eduacadtion: McGill-Queen's U.P. ISBN 9780773501331.
  9. "International Calling Codes - Pg2". The-acr.com. Retrieved 2013-03-26.