Selenginsk
Urban-type settlement in Buryatia, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urban-type settlement in Buryatia, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Selenginsk (Russian: Селенги́нск; Buryat: Сэлэнгын, Selengyn, Mongolian: Сэлэнгэ, Selenge) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Kabansky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located at the head of the Selenga River delta about 30 kilometers (19 mi) from Lake Baikal and about 50 kilometers (31 mi) northwest of Ulan-Ude, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 14,546.[2]
Selenginsk
Селенгинск | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Buryat | Сэлэнгын |
Coordinates: 52°01′N 106°52′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Buryatia[1] |
Administrative district | Kabansky District[1] |
Urban-type settlement | Selenginsk Urban-Type Settlement[1] |
Founded | 1961 |
Elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,546 |
• Capital of | Selenginsk Urban-Type Settlement |
• Municipal district | Kabansky Municipal District[3] |
• Urban settlement | Selenginskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
• Capital of | Selenginskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 671247 |
OKTMO ID | 81624163051 |
2010 Census | 14,546[2] |
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2002 Census | 16,326[7] |
1989 Census | 15,233[8] |
1979 Census | 13,000[9] |
It was established in 1961 as a Komsomol project around a paper mill.[citation needed] In post-Soviet times the paper mill was seen as a major source of pollution.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Selenginsk is incorporated within Kabansky District as Selenginsk Urban-Type Settlement[1] (an administrative division of the district).[10] As a municipal division, Selenginsk Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Kabansky Municipal District as Selenginskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
Selenginsk stands on the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Trans-Siberian Highway.
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