Usolye-Sibirskoye
Усолье-Сибирское
Monument to Usoliie-Sibirskoie's 350th anniversary
Monument to Usoliie-Sibirskoie's 350th anniversary
Flag of Usolye-Sibirskoye
Coat of arms of Usolye-Sibirskoye
Location of Usolye-Sibirskoye
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Usolye-Sibirskoye is located in Russia
Usolye-Sibirskoye
Usolye-Sibirskoye
Location of Usolye-Sibirskoye
Usolye-Sibirskoye is located in Irkutsk Oblast
Usolye-Sibirskoye
Usolye-Sibirskoye
Usolye-Sibirskoye (Irkutsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°45′N 103°38′E / 52.750°N 103.633°E / 52.750; 103.633
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIrkutsk Oblast[1]
Founded1669
Town status since1925
Government
 • MayorMaxim Toropkin
Elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 • Total83,327
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
77,407 (−7.1%)
 • Rank197th in 2010
 • Subordinated toTown of Usolye-Sibirskoye[4]
 • Capital ofTown of Usolye-Sibirskoye[4]
 • Urban okrugUsolye-Sibirskoye Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofUsolye-Sibirskoye Urban Okrug[5]
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
665450–665467
Dialing code(s)+7 39543
OKTMO ID25736000001
Websitewww.usolie-sibirskoe.ru
St. Nicholas church in Usolie-Sibirskoie

Usolye-Sibirskoye (Russian: Усолье-Сибирское, IPA: [ʊˈsolʲjə sʲɪˈbʲirskəjə]) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Angara River. Population: 76,047 (2010 Census);[2] 90,161 (2002 Census);[8] 106,496 (1989 Census).[9]

History

It was founded in 1669 under the name Usolye, an archaic Russian word for a salt producing town, by the Mikhalevs brothers, Cossacks who had discovered salt deposits in a nearby spring.[citation needed]

The Siberian Route was built through the town in the 18th century, followed in the late 19th century by the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Town status was granted to it in 1925.[citation needed] The town's name was given the extension Sibirskoye (Siberian) in 1940, to differentiate from the town of Usolye in the Kama River region.

From 1947 until 1953, the town hosted a prison camp of the gulag system.[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Usolye-Sibirskoye—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Usolye-Sibirskoye is incorporated as Usolye-Sibirskoye Urban Okrug.[5]

Until November 2016, Usolye-Sibirskoye served as the administrative center of Usolsky District,[11][12] even though it was not a part of it.[1]

Economy and infrastructure

Ever since its inception, the main industry of the town has been salt-mining. With the opening of a major mine in 1956, the town became Russia's largest producer of table salt. Related chemical industries such as Usolyekhimprom were also developed.

There is also assembly plant for heavy machinery, including mining equipment produced by the company Usolyemash.

The town has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway, and is located on the highway from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk.

A tram network has operated since the 1960s, originally funded by the salt mine.

Climate

Usolye-Sibirskoye has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwc).

Climate data for Usolye-Sibirskoye
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −19
(−2)
−15
(5)
−5
(23)
8
(46)
15
(59)
22
(72)
24
(75)
21
(70)
14
(57)
6
(43)
−5
(23)
−14
(7)
4
(40)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −27
(−17)
−25
(−13)
−18
(0)
−7
(19)
3
(37)
9
(48)
12
(54)
10
(50)
4
(39)
−5
(23)
−16
(3)
−24
(−11)
−7
(19)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5
(0.2)
10
(0.4)
10
(0.4)
20
(0.8)
25
(1.0)
50
(2.0)
100
(3.9)
70
(2.8)
40
(1.6)
25
(1.0)
15
(0.6)
15
(0.6)
385
(15.3)
Source: Yandex Pogoda

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References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Charter of Irkutsk Oblast, Article 13
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Law #49-OZ
  5. ^ a b c Law #91-oz
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ Memorial - website about the GULAG (German)
  11. ^ Law #95-OZ
  12. ^ Law #87-OZ

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