Angarsk (Russian: Ангарск, IPA: [ɐnˈgarsk]) is a city and the administrative center of Angarsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kitoy River, 51 kilometers (32 mi) from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast.[2] Population: 221,296 (2021 Census);[9] 233,567 (2010 Census);[4] 247,118 (2002 Census);[10] 265,835 (1989 Soviet census).[11]

Angarsk
Ангарск
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Angarsk is located in Russia
Angarsk
Angarsk
Location of Angarsk
Angarsk is located in Irkutsk Oblast
Angarsk
Angarsk
Angarsk (Irkutsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°33′N 103°54′E / 52.550°N 103.900°E / 52.550; 103.900
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIrkutsk Oblast[1]
Administrative districtAngarsky District[2]
Founded1948[3]
City status sinceMay 30, 1951
Government
 • MayorSergey Petrov
Elevation
425 m (1,394 ft)
Population
 • Total
233,567
 • Rank83rd in 2010
 • Capital ofAngarsky District[5]
 • Urban okrugAngarskoye Urban Okrug[6]
 • Capital ofAngarskoye Urban Okrug[6]
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
665800, 665801, 665804–665806, 665808, 665809, 665813, 665814, 665816, 665819, 665821, 665824–665836, 665838, 665841
Dialing code(s)+7 3955
OKTMO ID25703000001
Websiteangarsk-adm.ru
Embankment in Angarsk, Kitoi river
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1959134,390—    
1970203,310+51.3%
1979238,802+17.5%
1989265,835+11.3%
2002247,118−7.0%
2010233,567−5.5%
2021221,296−5.3%
Source: Census data

History

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Angarsk was founded in 1948[3][12] as an industrial community and was granted city status on May 30, 1951.[13]

Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, Angarsk serves as the administrative center of Angarsky District,[5] to which it is directly subordinated.[2] As a municipal division, the city of Angarsk and thirteen rural localities of Angarsky District are incorporated as Angarskoye Urban Okrug.[6]

Local government

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In December 1991, the first elections for the head of the administration of the city of Angarsk took place. Alexander Shevtsov was elected mayor.[14]

On April 1, 1994, Vladimir Nepomnyashchy took over as mayor.[15]

In April 1998, Viktor Novokshenov was elected to govern the city.[16]

On April 7, 2002, the position of the head of the Angarsk municipal entity (AMO) was taken by Yevgeny Kanukhin. On October 9, 2005, he was elected to the position of the head of the administration of the city of Angarsk.[17][18] Andrei Kozlov got the office of the mayor of AMO (municipal district).[19]

As a result of the elections on December 2, 2007, Leonid Mikhaylov was elected to the position of the head of the administration of the Angarsk urban settlement.[20][21]

In the summer of 2010, amendments were made to the AMO Charter, introducing the position of a city manager.[22] The mayor of the municipal entity was no longer elected through direct popular vote but rather by a secret ballot among the AMO Duma deputies themselves.[23] This decision caused significant public resonance.

In October 2010, elections were held for the AMO Duma. The AMO deputies elected Vladimir Zhukov [ru], a member of the United Russia party, as the mayor of AMO.[24] Anton Medko was approved as the city manager.[25][26] Changes were made to the AMO Charter, reinstating direct mayoral elections.[27]

On October 14, 2012, elections were held in Angarsk for the mayor and the deputies of the city Duma. Vladimir Zhukov was elected as the head of the city administration.[28][29]

Starting from January 1, 2015, the urban settlement of Angarsk, Angarsk municipal entity, and other municipal entities in the region were transformed into the Angarsk urban municipal entity with the status of an urban district. The powers of the previously existing executive and representative authorities were terminated, and they continued to temporarily exercise their powers until the formation of the authorities of the urban district.[30] On April 26, 2015, elections were held in Angarsk for the deputies and mayor of the Angarsk urban district. Sergey Petrov was elected as the head of the urban district.[31] 25 deputies were elected in the first convocation of the Duma of the Angarsk urban municipal entity.[32]

On September 13, 2020, elections were held in Angarsk for the mayor of the Angarsk urban district. Sergey Petrov was re-elected as the head of the urban district.[33]

Economy

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Angarsk railway station on the Trans-Siberian Railway

Angarsk has the largest industrial zone in Asia. It includes Angarsk Petrochemical Complex and Angarsk Electrochemical Combine. Angarsk also hosts a showcase international nuclear fuel cycle center, which will be one of the first Russian enrichment centers to be placed under IAEA safeguards. Angarsk is also the site for a Nuclear Fuel Bank, following a decision by the IAEA in November 2009; working with Russia, IAEA established this bank to supply market priced fuel to member states as protection against possible supply disruptions.[34]

In 2005, Angarsk won the first prize in a nationwide contest for the fastest development of public utilities.[35]

Transportation

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KTM-19 tram

The city is connected by the Trans-Siberian Railway. Trams, buses, and marshrutkas (routed taxis) are the main means of public transportation in the city.

Culture and education

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The city is home to the Angarsk Museum of Clocks and Watches [ru], the Angarsk Museum of Victory, and the Angarsk State Technical Academy.

Ecology

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Angarsk is listed among the cities in Russia with the most unfavorable environmental conditions: as of 2010, it ranked third in Siberia and sixth in Russia.[36][37] The primary factor contributing to the risk of illness and mortality in Angarsk is air pollution from emissions of several plants, formerly part of the "Angarsknefteorgsintez" association, as well as Power Plants 10, 9, and 1.[38]

People

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Twin towns and sister cities

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Angarsk is twinned with:

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  2. ^ a b c Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
  3. ^ a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 21. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Law #49-OZ
  6. ^ a b c Law #149-OZ
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  10. ^ 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).
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Entry on Angarsk. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 399.
  13. ^ Лурье, Павел (January 29, 2022). Великая Россия. Все города от Калининграда до Владивостока (in Russian). Litres. p. 262. ISBN 978-5-457-75858-2.
  14. ^ "Ангарск сегодня: эпоха застоя…" (in Russian). Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "Непомнящий Владимир Александрович". angarsk-adm.ru. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  16. ^ "Ангарск | сайт муниципального образования город Ангарск". angarsk-goradm.ru. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  17. ^ "Экс-мэр Ангарска Евгений Канухин, возможно, примет участие в выборах в Госдуму". altairk.ru. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  18. ^ "Мэр воплотившейся мечты" (in Russian). Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  19. ^ "Тайное исключение". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). December 27, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  20. ^ "Выбран мэр Ангарска | Иркутская область". ФедералПресс (in Russian). December 3, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  21. ^ "Кому вершки, а кому корешки" (in Russian). Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  22. ^ "Мэра Ангарского муниципального образования изберут 15 октября". www.irk.ru. October 15, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  23. ^ ""Единая Россия" будет бороться за Ангарск". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). August 3, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  24. ^ "ЕР приостановила членство в партии мэра иркутского Ангарска, скрывающегося от следствия - Сибирь || Интерфакс Россия". www.interfax-russia.ru (in Russian). May 15, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  25. ^ "Ангарчанин Антон Медко назначен главой комитета Свердловского округа — Иркутск Сегодня". irk.today. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  26. ^ "Бывший сити-менеджер Ангарска возлавил село Крабозаводское на Курилах - IrkutskMedia.ru". irkutskmedia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  27. ^ "Ангарск не вынес двоих". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). November 24, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  28. ^ "Мэр Ангарска нашелся в Белоруссии". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). June 10, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  29. ^ "Бывший мэр Ангарска Жуков получил условный срок за растрату 1 млн рублей". Tayga.info (in Russian). Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  30. ^ "Движение по округу". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). April 28, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  31. ^ "Сергей Петров стал главой Ангарского городского округа". www.irk.ru. April 28, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  32. ^ "Сергей Петров лидирует на выборах главы Ангарского городского округа". www.irk.ru. April 27, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  33. ^ "Строитель во главе Ангарского городского округа. Во второй раз". Ирсити.Ру - новости Иркутска (in Russian). September 14, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  34. ^ "Russia Establishes Nuclear Fuel Bank". Nuclear New Build Monitor. Exchange Monitor Publications, Inc. December 6, 2010. p. 8.
  35. ^ "Ангарск признан самым благоустроенным городом России". www.irk.ru. June 7, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  36. ^ "Выбросы в атмосферу загрязняющих веществ, отходящих от стационарных источников, в ряде городов с наиболее неблагоприятной экологичес-кой обстановкой". rosstat.gov.ru. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  37. ^ "Выбросы в атмосферу загрязняющих веществ от стационарных источников". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  38. ^ "ОЦЕНКА ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИ ОБУСЛОВЛЕННОГО РИСКА НАРУШЕНИЙ ЗДОРОВЬЯ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ Г. АНГАРСКА". August 31, 2008. Archived from the original on August 31, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

Sources

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  • Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Постановление №9/5-ЗС от 15 апреля 2009 г. «Устав Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №2-У от 14 декабря 2017 г. «О поправках к Уставу Иркутской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Областная", №45, 24 апреля 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Resolution #9/5-ZS of April 15, 2009 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #2-U of December 14, 2017 On the Amendments to the Charter of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as of the day following a ten-day period after the day of the official publication.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Закон №49-ОЗ от 21 июня 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №12-ОЗ от 23 марта 2017 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 25 и 33 Закона Иркутской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Иркутской области" и Закон Иркутской области "О порядке рассмотрения Законодательным Собранием Иркутской области предложений о присвоении наименований географическим объектам и (или) о переименовании географических объектов"». Вступил в силу после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Областная", №71, 25 июня 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #49-OZ of June 21, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #12-OZ of March 23, 2017 On Amending Articles 25 and 33 of the Law of Irkutsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Irkutsk Oblast" and the Law of Irkutsk Oblast "On the Procedures for Consideration of Assignments of Names to Geographical Objects and (or) Renaming of Geographical Objects". Effective as of after the day of the official publication.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области. Закон №149-ОЗ от 10 декабря 2014 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований Ангарского района Иркутской области». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2015 г., но не ранее чем через десять календарных дней после дня официального опубликования, за исключением абзаца первого части 2, абзаца первого части 3 статьи 4, которые вступают в силу через один месяц после вступления в силу настоящего Закона, в случае отсутствия инициативы граждан о проведении местного референдума по вопросу определения структуры органов местного самоуправления. Опубликован: "Областная", №141, 15 декабря 2014 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast. Law #149-OZ of December 10, 2014 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations in Angarsky District of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2015, but not earlier than ten calendar days after the official publication date, with the exception of the first paragraph of Part 2, the first paragraph of Part 3 of Article 4, which take effect one month after this Law takes effect, unless there is a citizen initiative to hold a local referendum on the issue of the determination of the structure of the bodies of local self-government.).
  • Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast (in Russian)
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