Tayshet

Tayshet (English)
Тайшет (Russian)
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Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia
Tayshet
Location of Tayshet in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°57′N 98°01′E / 55.950°N 98.017°E / 55.950; 98.017Coordinates: 55°57′N 98°01′E / 55.950°N 98.017°E / 55.950; 98.017
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Administrative status (as of July 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Irkutsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Tayshetsky District[2]
Administrative center of Tayshetsky District[3]
Municipal status (as of October 2013)
Municipal district Tayshetsky Municipal District[4]
Urban settlement Tayshetskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Administrative center of Tayshetsky Municipal District,[4] Tayshetskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Head[5] Alexander Zaika[5]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 35,485 inhabitants[6]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[7]
Founded 1897
Town status since 1938
Postal code(s)[8] 664802, 665000–665006, 665008–665010
Dialing code(s) +7 39563
Official website
Tayshet on Wikimedia Commons

Tayshet (Russian: Тайшет; IPA: [tɐjˈʂɛt], lit. cold river in the Ket language) is a town and the administrative center of Tayshetsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located 669 kilometers (416 mi) from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 35,485 (2010 Census);[6] 38,535 (2002 Census);[9] 42,391 (1989 Census).[10]

History

It was founded in 1897 as a supply point and station on the Trans-Siberian Railway and was granted town status in 1938.

During the 1930s–1950s, Tayshet was the center of administration for gulag labor camps Oserlag and Angarstroy. Construction of the first section of the Baikal–Amur Mainline started in 1937 and was managed from here. According to some survivor accounts, between Tayshet and Bratsk there is "a dead man under every sleeper." Along with Japanese prisoners from the Kwantung Army, German prisoners of war formed a large proportion of the forced labor contingent, generally under a 25-year sentence. The Germans were repatriated in autumn of 1955, after West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's visit to Moscow.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tayshet serves as the administrative center of Tayshetsky District,[3] to which it is directly subordinated.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Tayshet is incorporated within Tayshetsky Municipal District as Tayshetskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Climate

Tayshet has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) bordering on a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and severely cold, drier winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −18.6 Â°C (−1.5 Â°F) in January to 18.5 Â°C (65.3 Â°F). Sunshine is generous and the area receives 2,150 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Tayshet (1953−2011)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6)		 10.0
(50)		 18.9
(66)		 27.8
(82)		 33.6
(92.5)		 37.2
(99)		 36.3
(97.3)		 35.7
(96.3)		 32.3
(90.1)		 24.6
(76.3)		 13.3
(55.9)		 8.3
(46.9)		 37.2
(99)
Average high °C (°F) −14.2
(6.4)		 −10.7
(12.7)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 6.3
(43.3)		 15.1
(59.2)		 21.9
(71.4)		 24.2
(75.6)		 21.1
(70)		 14.1
(57.4)		 4.9
(40.8)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −12.5
(9.5)		 5.3
(41.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.6
(−1.5)		 −15.9
(3.4)		 −7.6
(18.3)		 1.3
(34.3)		 9.4
(48.9)		 16.0
(60.8)		 18.5
(65.3)		 15.2
(59.4)		 8.4
(47.1)		 0.3
(32.5)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 −16.4
(2.5)		 0.2
(32.4)
Average low °C (°F) −24.3
(−11.7)		 −22.6
(−8.7)		 −14.8
(5.4)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 2.1
(35.8)		 8.3
(46.9)		 11.5
(52.7)		 8.5
(47.3)		 2.4
(36.3)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 −14.4
(6.1)		 −21.9
(−7.4)		 −6.1
(21)
Record low °C (°F) −47.2
(−53)		 −47.8
(−54)		 −42.2
(−44)		 −25.5
(−13.9)		 −10.3
(13.5)		 −2.8
(27)		 0.0
(32)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 −10
(14)		 −33
(−27)		 −42.2
(−44)		 −47
(−53)		 −47.8
(−54)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28.7
(1.13)		 21.8
(0.858)		 21.6
(0.85)		 37.3
(1.469)		 60.4
(2.378)		 45.5
(1.791)		 55.7
(2.193)		 70.5
(2.776)		 43.3
(1.705)		 45.7
(1.799)		 30.0
(1.181)		 23.6
(0.929)		 484.1
(19.059)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 20.6 18.1 16.2 13.9 13.0 11.5 10.9 12.2 13.9 18.4 20.7 21.4 190.8
Average relative humidity (%) 79.9 75.6 66.8 61.0 56.9 67.0 74.0 76.7 73.7 74.6 78.2 80.9 72.11
Mean monthly sunshine hours 71.3 120.4 189.1 228.0 279.0 294.0 300.7 260.4 171.0 105.4 75.0 58.9 2,153.2
Source: climatebase.ru

Transportation

Tayshet is a major railway junction. Here the Baikal–Amur Mainline begins, branching northeast from the Trans-Siberian Railway. The town is also on the M53 Highway (Moscow to Irkutsk).

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  2. 1 2 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
  3. 1 2 Law #49-OZ
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #100-oz
  5. 1 2 Official website of Tayshet (Russian)
  6. 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 Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð° (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  7. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Ð¤ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ закон â„–107-ФЗ Ð¾Ñ‚ 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона â„–248-ФЗ от 05 апреля 2016 г. Â«Ðž внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу Ð¿Ð¾ истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", â„–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 April 05, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  9. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов â€“ районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 Ñ‚ысячи 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 Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð° [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 Ð³. 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 Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð° [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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