Svirsk
Свирск | |
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Coordinates: 53°05′N 103°20′E / 53.083°N 103.333°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1735 |
Town status since | 1949[2] |
Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,650 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 12,945 (−5.2%) |
• Subordinated to | Town of Svirsk[5] |
• Capital of | Town of Svirsk[5] |
• Urban okrug | Svirsk Urban Okrug[6] |
• Capital of | Svirsk Urban Okrug[6] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [7]) |
Postal code(s)[8] | |
OKTMO ID | 25746000001 |
Website | www |
Svirsk (Russian: Свирск) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Angara River 150 kilometers (93 mi) northwest of Irkutsk. Population: 13,650 (2010 Russian census);[3] 15,500 (2002 Census);[9] 19,214 (1989 Soviet census);[10] 21,000 (1974).
Svirsk was granted town status in 1949.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Svirsk[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] As a municipal division, the Town of Svirsk is incorporated as Svirsk Urban Okrug.[6]
Nikita Tyukhay from Svirsk is training Chinese boys and girls in bandy[11] as well as China national bandy team.[12]