Balakhninsky (urban-type settlement)

Balakhninsky (Russian: Балахнинский) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Bodaybinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 1,300 (2010 Census);^[1] 1,720 (2002 Census);^[4] 2,124 (1989 Soviet census).^[5]

Balakhninsky Балахнинский
Urban-type settlement
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Coordinates: 58.0091°N 114.2822°E / 58.0091; 114.2822
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Irkutsk Oblast
Administrative district	Bodaybinsky District[1]
Founded	1976
Elevation	373 m (1,224 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	1,300
Administrative status
• Capital of	Balakhninsky Urban Settlement
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	666921
OKTMO ID	25602156051

Administrative status

Balakhninsky is the capital of the Balakhninsky Urban Settlement (Балахнинское городское поселение) municipal unit, which includes the Balakhninsky urban locality, as well as the villages of Kyakhtinsky and Vasilievsky.^[1]

Geography

The locality is located in the Patom Highlands by the Bodaybo, a tributary of the Vitim, and its confluence with the Balakhna River, 18 km (11 mi) north of Bodaybo city. The 25N-092 highway. passes through the village, connecting it with the city of Bodaibo to the north, as well as with the settlements of Artyomovskiy, Kropotkin and Perevoz. The nearest airfield is Bodaybo Airport.^[6]

References

1. 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.
2. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
3. "Почтовые индексы Иркутская область, Нижнеудинский район". Retrieved December 3, 2021.
4. 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).
5. 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.
6. Google Earth