Gusinoozyorsk

Gusinoozyorsk (English)
Гусиноозёрск (Russian)
Галуута (Buryat)
-  Town[1]  -

Welcome sign at the entrance to Gusinoozyorsk
Gusinoozyorsk
Location of Gusinoozyorsk in the Republic of Buryatia
Coordinates: 51°17′N 106°31′E / 51.283°N 106.517°E / 51.283; 106.517Coordinates: 51°17′N 106°31′E / 51.283°N 106.517°E / 51.283; 106.517
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Buryatia[1]
Administrative district Selenginsky District[1]
Town Gusinoozyorsk[1]
Administrative center of Selenginsky District,[1] Town of Gusinoozyorsk[1]
Municipal status (as of May 2013)
Municipal district Selenginsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Gusinoozyorsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Selenginsky Municipal District,[2] Gusinoozyorsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 24,582 inhabitants[3]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[4]
Founded 1939[5]
Town status since 1953
Previous names Shakhty (until 1953)
Dialing code(s) +7 30145
Official website
Gusinoozyorsk on Wikimedia Commons

Gusinoozyorsk (Russian: Гусиноозёрск; Buryat: Галуута, Galuuta) is a town and the administrative center of Selenginsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the northeastern shore of Lake Gusinoye, 110 kilometers (68 mi) southwest of Ulan-Ude. Population: 24,582 (2010 Census);[3] 26,502 (2002 Census);[6] 29,790 (1989 Census);[7] 13,800 (1970).

History

It was founded in 1939 under the name Shakhty (Ша́хты),[5] in connection with the commencement of exploitation of brown coal deposits in the area. In 1953, it was granted town status and given its present name, derived from Gusinoye Ozero (lit. "goose lake"), the Russian name for the lake on which the town stands.

Lake Gusinoye south of the town


Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gusinoozyorsk serves as the administrative center of Selenginsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Selenginsky District as the Town of Gusinoozyorsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Gusinoozyorsk is incorporated within Selenginsky Municipal District as Gusinoozyorsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

The main focus of the town's economy remains brown coal production and the associated power station, although mining activities on the nearby deposits slowed during the economic crisis of the 1990s.

Transportation

Zagustay railway station on the Trans-Mongolian Railway is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) east of the town.

Military

The 245th Motor Rifle Division of the Russian Ground Forces was located in the town until it was reduced to a Base for Storage of Weapons and Equipment in 2006.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Resolution #43
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #985-III
  3. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 114. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  6. ↑ 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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