Balagansk
Work settlement in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Balagansk (Russian: Балага́нск) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Balagansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.[1] It is located on the left bank of the Angara River, downstream from Svirsk and 285 kilometres (177 mi) by road northwest of Irkutsk[8] and to the southeast of Sayansk. Population: 4,109 (2010 Russian census);[3] 4,307 (2002 Census);[9] 4,136 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
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Balagansk
Балаганск | |
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Work settlement[1] | |
Coordinates: 54°00′29″N 103°02′56″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Balagansky District[1] |
Established at the old location | 1654[2] |
Urban-type settlement status since | 1962[2] |
Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,109 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 3,870 (−5.8%) |
• Capital of | Balagansky District[1] |
• Municipal district | Balagansky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Balaganskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Balagansky Municipal District,[5] Balaganskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | |
OKTMO ID | 25601151051 |
Website | balagansk |
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On three sides of Balagansk is the Bratsk Reservoir. The settlement is best known for Balagansk Prison, which was used as one of the Siberian exile camps during the Stalin era.