Svirsk

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 Census);^[3] 15,500 (2002 Census);^[8] 19,214 (1989 Soviet census);^[9] 21,000 (1974).

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Town
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Coordinates: 53°05′N 103°20′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Irkutsk Oblast[1]
Founded	1735
Town status since	1949[2]
Elevation	410 m (1,350 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	13,650
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Svirsk[4]
• Capital of	Town of Svirsk[4]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Svirsk Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Svirsk Urban Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	665420
OKTMO ID	25746000001
Website	www.svirsk.net

History

Svirsk was granted town status in 1949.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

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.^[5]

Sport

Nikita Tyukhay from Svirsk is training Chinese boys and girls in bandy^[10] as well as China national bandy team.^[11]