Sayansk
Саянск | |
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Coordinates: 54°07′N 102°10′E / 54.117°N 102.167°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1970 |
Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 40,800 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 38,968 (−4.5%) |
• Subordinated to | Town of Sayansk[4] |
• Capital of | Town of Sayansk[4] |
• Urban okrug | Sayansk Urban Okrug[5] |
• Capital of | Sayansk Urban Okrug[5] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | |
Dialing code(s) | +7 39553 |
OKTMO ID | 25726000001 |
Website | www |
Sayansk (Russian: Саянск, IPA: [sɐˈjansk]) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River (Angara River's basin) 270 kilometers (170 mi) northwest of Irkutsk. Population: 40,800 (2010 Census);[2] 43,468 (2002 Census);[8] 38,169 (1989 Census).[9]
Sayansk was founded in 1970.[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1975 and town status in 1985.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Sayansk[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] As a municipal division, the Town of Sayansk is incorporated as Sayansk Urban Okrug.[5]